Posted on 01/16/2023 6:28:27 PM PST by marshmallow
Commons leader says in letter to local bishop that C of E’s position causes ‘pain and trauma’ to LGBTQ+ people
The leader of the House of Commons has urged Church of England bishops to back same-sex marriage in critical talks this week, saying the church’s current stance causes “pain and trauma” to LGBTQ+ people.
Penny Mordaunt, the Conservative MP for Portsmouth who chairs the privy council, has written to her local bishop saying: “I hope you will back reform, allowing parishes and clergy to conduct weddings for same-sex couples or, at a minimum, enable authorised blessings.”
The bishops have an all-day meeting on Tuesday at which they will decide on a recommended outcome to be put before the C of E’s parliament, the General Synod, which meets next month.
Mordaunt’s letter adds pressure on the C of E to change its stance, based on biblical teaching, to reflect the law of the land and the weight of public opinions. LGBTQ+ members of the C of E says its refusal so far to treat them equally is institutional homophobia.
Mordaunt says in her letter: “It is some time now since parliament legislated for civil partnerships and then same-sex marriage. Since then both the Episcopal Church in Scotland and the Church of Scotland have agreed to offer same-sex marriage, and the Church in Wales plans to do so soon.
“I fear that if [the issue] is not resolved at next month’s General Synod, the matter will continue to fester and detract from the positive contribution the Church of England makes to our society.
“It is also important to recognise the pain and trauma that this continues to cause many LGBT+ people who are left feeling that they are treated as second-class citizens within our society.”
Ben Bradshaw, the Labour MP for Exeter.......
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Homosexual acts should be illegal everywhere. That said....
In the dominion of the Antichrist who will rank higher than faggots and the gendertwits?
Gonna be a bad 7 years, and an even worse end to the 7 years, for them to finally have their will be done....
Those are not churches of God, they are churches of men.
A government-run church founded by a 5 time adulterer was sooner or later going to find its way into heresy of a sexual nature.
It may not happen tomorrow, but soon enough. The CoE is a dead church walking. .
God created Adam and Eve...not Adam and Steve.
“Marriage between one man and one woman is the foundation of Western Civilization.” From: “Why Judaism (And Then Christianity) Rejected Homosexuality” by Dennis Prager. An interesting and very informative article.
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