Updated Wednesday 15 Feb: GS 2055 Bishops’ Report and Responses: new arrangement
Read Report here GS 2055(pdf)
Debates in and around General Synod: reports and analysis (Newer items at the bottom of each section)
Serving Bishop joins criticism against C of E stance on gay marriage, by Harriet Sherwood, Guardian
Gay marriage in the Church? Watch Gavin Ashenden and Susie Leafe on the Victoria Derbyshire show with Andrew Foreshew-Cain and retired Bishop Michael Doe
BBC Radio 4 discussion: Susie Leafe of Reform and Simon Sarmiento of Thinking Anglicans
Questions of gay sex and Christian faith dominate as C of E meets for controversial Synod, by Harry Farley, Christian Today
Church of England ‘not listening to gay Christians’, say retired Bishops, by Callum May, BBC News
The House of Bishops Report: The Bishops and sex by John Inge, Bishop of Worcester
Earlier responses to GS 2055
Media reports
General Synod Press Conference 27 January 2017
Church of England refuses to budge on gay marriage and CofE Stands Firm On Gay Marriage: Here Is How Christians On All Sides Reacted by Harry Farley, Christian Today
English bishops call for “fresh tone” to sexuality debate by Gavin Drake, ACNS
C of E bishops refuse to change stance on gay marriage by Harriet Sherwood, Guardian
Church of England accused of encouraging clergy to hide their sexuality by Ben Kentish, Independent
Church of England accused of proposing a ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ plan for gay clergy, ITV News
CHURCH OF ENGLAND: House of Bishops upholds canon law on Marriage by David Virtue, VOL
Church SHOULDN’T change opposition to same-sex marriage, insists bishops’ report by Katie Mansfield, Express
No change on marriage in view as Bishops pledge to update sexuality guidance by Hattie Williams, Church Times
Church of England ‘not listening to gay Christians’, says retired bishops by Callum May, BBC News
Church faces new split over attitude to gay relationships by Harriet Sherwood, Guardian
Broadly positive responses to the Report
Where are the bishops leading on the sexuality debate? by Ian Paul, Psephizo
Marriage and same sex relationships after the Shared Conversations, by Lee Gatiss, Church Society
House of Bishops upholds canon law: marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman from Archbishop Cranmer
The Bishops’ Decision: My reflection on General Synod and participating in Shared Conversations by David Bennett
Diocese of Manchester: Bishop’s letter to the clergy
Statement by the Bishop of Maidstone on the House of Bishops’ Report
Reasons to be cheerful, by Glynn Harrison
A response to GS 2055 ‘Marriage and Same Sex Relationships after the Shared Conversations’ by Martin Davie
Why we should celebrate today’s reaffirmation of traditional marriage from the House of Bishops by Ed Shaw, Premier
How Not to Read a Synod Paper podcast by Peter Ould
Scottish Anglican Network Responds To The Report of the House of Bishops
Giving and Receiving Episcopal Oversight: The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055) by Andrew Goddard, Fulcrum
Timeo danaos et dona ferentis? by Martin Davie
Retired bishops are wrong about LGBT report, says head of NI evangelical group by Lisa Smyth, Belfast Telegraph
The Bishops’ Report (GS 2055): The Way Forward? by Andrew Goddard, Fulcrum
Responses from revisionists (those critical of the report, who want change to the Church’s teaching)
Response from the Diocese of Liverpool
Open Letter to the House of Bishops of the Church of England, LGCM
Gay Christians will openly defy Church of England rules after leadership ‘failure’ on LGBT reforms by Tracey Byrne an Jeremy Pemberton, Pink News
Gay Christian Group’s Ultimatum To CofE: We Won’t Wait For You by Andy Walton, Christian Today
Vicky Beeching: Bishops’ LGBT report ‘affects my physical and mental wellbeing’ by Antony Bushfield, Premier
Sex and the bishops by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes
Bishop Vows To Continue Campaigning For Change On Gays In Church Of England by Harry Farley, Christian Today
Disappointment at bishops’ report on same-sex marriage, Ekklesia
Here we go again, by Jonathan Clatworthy, Modern Church
Anglican Alternative Facts by Jeremy Pemberton
Letter from 14 Retired Bishops on House of Bishops Same Sex Marriage Report
‘On not taking note’: Open Letter to C of E Synod Representatives by Rachel Mann
LGCM calls on members of General Synod not to ‘take note’
Church of England Synod – GS2055 case studies from OneBodyOneFaith
Dear Bishops (an open letter suggesting you withdraw your report) by Andrew Lightbown
Responses from conservatives (thankful for the Report’s headlines, but critical of its underlying theology and concerned about the trajectory of the C of E)
GAFCON Chairman’s February 2017 letter
Queen’s Former Chaplain Warns ‘Dying’ Church Of England Is Capitulating To Liberal Culture by Harry Farley, Christian Today
The Bishops’ Report on Marriage and Same Sex Relationships: a response from GAFCON UK
A critique of the Bishops’ report, by Bishop Michael Nazir Ali, GAFCON UK
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes, Anglican Ink
Reform press statement in response to Bishops’ gay marriage document
The Sunday Programme with Andy Lines and Rod Thomas (scroll in 22+ minutes)
By mirrors and prevarication by Peter Mullen, All Things Considered
Here I straddle: I can do no other by Melvin Tinker, Anglican Ink
Report heads off immediate split, but entrenches ‘mixed economy’ theology by Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream
Church of England Bishops’ Report: More questions than answers by Phil Ashey, AAC
Same-sex marriage: what does Athens have to do with Jerusalem? by Gavin Ashenden, via Cranmer
Committee or community? A Bible study on Acts 4, by Paul Perkin, Vicar of St Marks, Battersea Rise
More reflections, or responses to responses
Were the Shared Conversations just a Con? by Ian Paul, Psephizo
The pain lies in facing hard truths by Malcolm Brown, Church Times
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