Newcastle (Australia) bishop lifts ban on same-sex blessings
by David Ould, Anglican Ink:
In a move that can only serve to push the Anglican Church of Australia into much deeper crisis, the Bishop of Newcastle Peter Stuart has written a Pastoral Letter where he signals his approval of clergy conducting a blessing of couples married in a same-sex marriage.
In his familiar style, Stuart does not explicitly state the change of conditions but his meaning has been clearly understood by its recipients:
Clergy and lay representatives to the Synod will be aware that my view, formed after wide engagement with others, is that, despite some commentary to the opposite, the legal and pastoral fact is that a member of the clergy of this Diocese, at this time, is not prohibited from using the ‘Wangaratta service’ or a similar service.
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