By Lee Gatiss2023-01-20T09:45:00
Blessing same-sex relationships is a change in Church doctrine, says Rev Dr Lee Gatiss, no matter how hard bishops try to argue otherwise.
In a press release, they announced that they will be issuing an apology to (LGBTQI+ people for the “rejection, exclusion, and hostility” they have faced in churches.
Bishops have also decided to “offer the fullest possible pastoral provision” to same-sex couple “without changing the Church’s doctrine of Holy Matrimony”. This will include “a range of draft prayers…which could be used voluntarily in churches” to bless same-sex partnerships.
The bishops also plan to replace Issues in Human Sexuality, which binds clergy to celibacy outside of heterosexual marriage, with new pastoral guidance.
The basis for these proposals is given in large bold letters…
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