Category: Church of England
Inclusive Church try to argue for Gay Blessings
You may have noticeed a piece produced on behalf of Inclusive Church that emerged onto the web a few days ago, arguing that current guidelines would permit a service of thanksgiving, including a blessing, for a civil partnership. You can …
Richard Chartres plays very hard ball indeed
Here’s the letter the Bishop of London sent to all London clergy, readers, church wardens and church wardens’ dachshunds today. 18th June 2008 Dear Friends, Many of you will have seen the publicity over the weekend around the service which …
Gay Wedding – What we should do now
In my previous two posts I have examined the liturgy of the London Gay Union, showing that it is to all intents and purposes a mirror of the BCP Marriage Service, and looked at the theology of the liturgy and …
Gay Wedding – The Theology
In my previous post I laid out the liturgy used in the gay wedding of two Church of England priests and compared it to the actual text of the BCP marriage service. In doing so I demonstrated that the argument …
Gay Wedding
This is the first of a series of post looking at the news this morning that a London Anglican Clergyman "married" two other male priests in a ceremony that mimicked marriage. This post looks at the liturgy used in that …