Faithful urge Church of England bishops to make decision on same-sex marriage

Sep 20, 2022 by Jill

by Kaya Burgess, The Times:

The Church of England faces “disaster” if bishops do not finally reach a “clear decision” one way or the other on whether to back same-sex marriage, worshippers have said before historic meetings to discuss a possible change in doctrine.

After years of consultations, reviews and reports, bishops will gather this month and twice more before the end of the year to discuss the church’s teachings on sexuality and marriage, with warnings from worshippers that “decision time has come” and that “the nation is watching”.

They have pledged to present their recommendations to the church’s parliament in February, which could pave the way for an unprecedented vote on whether Church of England priests should be allowed to conduct gay weddings for the first time.

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