Posted on 01/27/2014 7:05:47 PM PST by marshmallow
Special gathering of Church of England bishops to discuss landmark proposals on blessings for gay couples ends with admission that the best they can hope for is 'good disagreement'
The Church of England’s bishops have finally reached agreement on homosexuality – by saying that they might never be able to agree.
They emerged from a frank, day-long meeting behind closed doors, discussing their response to radical proposals to offer wedding-style blessing services for gay couples, and admitted they are deeply divided over the issues and are likely to remain so for years to come.
In a joint statement on behalf of the 90 bishops who attended, they said that the best they could hope for was “good disagreement”.
The announcement effectively kicks proposals trumpeted before Christmas as a solution to the Church’s wrangles over homosexuality into the long grass.
A long-awaited report by a commission chaired by the former Whitehall mandarin Sir Joseph Pilling in November concluded that while the Church should not marry same-sex couples, it should offer special services likely to amount to weddings in all but name.
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Ummm, did the Bible scriptures on marriage not play a factor in this conference at all????
Oh just remebered the CoE was created so a king can divorce or kill his wives. The bible is not a part of its foundation.
The Bible could not be any more plain on homosexuality!
The Bible is irrelevant to these pagans.
That sums it up.
The only thing holding this fools up is the Anglican sentiment from Africa. They are resolute in sticking up for the Bible. I hope they turn from the English church in disgust after these deliberations.
Sure you can, you just can’t stand the truth!
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