Spanish Anglican Church has not taken “any decision” on the blessing of same-sex couples

Mar 28, 2023 by Jill

from Evangelical Focus:

Commenting on the decision of other national churches would be “disrespectful”, says Bishop Carlos Lopez of the IERE.

The bishop of the Anglican Church in Spain believes that the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex unions will not lead to a “rupture within the Anglican Communion”.

Carlos Lopez Lozano, bishop of the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church (IERE in Spanish), has explained the church he leads has not taken “any decision regarding the blessing of same-sex couples”.

Inside the Anglican Communion, “the national churches are independent”, continued López in answers to Spanish news website Protestante Digital, therefore “the decisions of some are not binding for the others”.

The effects of the Church of England decision

The diverse views inside the Anglican Communion in relation to its understanding of sexuality have provoked a wide debate throughout the Anglican world. Recently, the Church of England – led by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby – has approved giving ecclesiastical blessing to homosexual unions, though without marrying them.

The English Anglican Synod approved maintaining the special status of marriage as a union exclusively between a man and a woman, but at the same time recognised the bonds of love and fidelity between people of the same sex that can be received by the church with a blessing. The decision has led to some evangelical parishes to cut ties with the Church of England leadership.

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