Norwich
Graham James chips in. Dear Colleague, You may well be already aware that, following a meeting of the House of Bishops on February 13th, the Archbishops have issued a pastoral letter signed on behalf of the House related to the …
Category: Gay Marriage
Bishops and Clergy
More responses to the House of Bishops’ Statement. First, the Bishop of Oxford. There’s a link here to the House of Bishops Pastoral Letter in response to the forthcoming change in legislation to permit same sex marriage. As the letter makes clear …
The Opening Shots
It is very possible that in years to come we will look back at the weekend that has just passed as the beginning of the moment of denouement for the Church of England. The publication of the Bishops’ Statement on …
Some Thoughts on the Statement
Having had over a day to contemplate the statement from the House of Bishops on Same-Sex Marriage, I have three thoughts that I want to ponder with you. First, the criticism from some quarters that section 20 and 21 are …
Statement from Bishops on Same-Sex Marriage
It’s good. 23. At ordination clergy make a declaration that they will endeavour to fashion their own life and that of their household ‘according to the way of Christ’ that they may be ‘a pattern and example to Christ’s people’. A requirement …
Converting Civil Partnerships to Marriage? Not so easy.
An extraordinary story. A gay couple from Barnsley are threatening legal action against the government after discovering they will not be able to marry on 29 March, when the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act comes into force, because they are …
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