US EditionShifting attitudes of frontline clergy revealed in landmark poll
- Over half of Church of England priests support same-sex weddings and dropping the church's opposition to premarital and gay sex, according to a survey conducted by The Times. The survey found that 53.4% of priests are in favor of allowing priests to marry gay couples, marking a shift in attitudes over the last decade. Additionally, 64.5% of priests backed an end to the teaching that homosexual practice is incompatible with scripture.
- The survey also revealed that three quarters of respondents believed Britain can no longer be described as a Christian country. Furthermore, two thirds of priests thought attempts to stop the decline in church attendance would fail.
- 80% of respondents supported the appointment of a woman as the archbishop of Canterbury, and two thirds wanted an end to the system that allows parishes to reject female leaders. When it comes to slave trader memorials and statues, 15% of priests backed removal, while two thirds believed that information highlighting their links to slavery should be added alongside them.
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Over half of Church of England clergy say premarital, gay sex is OK, want to change Anglican doctrine
A first of its kind survey in nearly a decade reveals a majority of Church of England priests favor “modernizing” church doctrine on issues like same-sex marriage and premarital sex. #ChurchofEngland #Priests #Clergy #Doctrine #GayMarriage #PremaritalSex #Anglican #Sin #Bible
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CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIESTS SAY PREMARITAL, GAY SEX NOT IMMORAL | VirtueOnline – The Voice for Global Orthodox Anglicanism
Image: The Church of England currently allows blessings for gay couples but only permits church weddings between a man and a woman. A significant majority of the priests surveyed (62.6 percent) said the church should change its teaching on the immorality of premarital sex, with 21.6 percent accepting all fornication and 41 percent saying sex outside marriage is fine for people in "committed relationships." A little over a third of the priests (3…
Most Church of England priests say Britain no longer a Christian nation, warn of ‘extinction’
Nearly two-thirds of priests in the Church of England said Great Britain "can no longer be described as a Christian country," a landmark survey by The Times of London revealed Tuesday.
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