Church of England’s Compromise on Same-Sex Marriage | The Guardian
[The following article appears in the Guardian, you can follow the link at the end for the full article. There can be no compromise regarding clear sin. KSchaal]
The Church of England bishops’ proposals on same-sex marriage are intended to settle 40 years of painful divisions and often bitter argument.But the compromise – rejecting same-sex marriage in church while backing clergy blessings of civil same-sex marriage – means the rift between theological conservatives and pro-equality progressives is likely to continue.
Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, who has wrestled with the issue for almost 10 years since he became the C of E’s leader, acknowledged this. “I am under no illusions that what we are proposing today will appear to go too far for some and not nearly far enough for others,” he said in a statement released by the church.
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