US EditionChurch of England Synod Confirms End of Same-Sex Blessing Proposal
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The authorities of the so-called Church of England have decided to suspend work intended to introduce formal blessings for same-sex couples. From the outset, the initiative caused considerable division. Now it has been abandoned for good. Work to establish a "ceremony" for blessing same-sex unions has been ongoing since 2023. This was a response, among other things, to the Church of England's rejection of pseudo-homosexual weddings. Such "marria…
The Anglican bishops asserted themselves: Blessings in regular worship remain possible, special ceremonies for same-sex couples are not possible for the time being.
At its February 2023 assembly in London, the General Synod of the Church of England, the historic womb of the Anglican Communion, approved
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