Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London
Posted on 07/10/2023 5:25:43 AM PDT by Salman
LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England will work towards drafting new pastoral guidance and other material needed to allow same-sex couples to receive blessings from priests over the next few months, it said on Saturday.
The Church's governing body, called the General Synod, held a four-hour debate on the matter, which has revealed divisions within the institution after the synod voted in February to let gay couples have a prayer service after a civil marriage.
"It has been good to hear their (synod members') reflections, and we will take these away to feed into the concentrated drafting work that starts now. We look forward to reconvening in November," Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London, said in a statement.
...
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London
There’s already guidance.
From Almighty God.
Romans 1:24-28, 32
We know what God says, but what would Henry VIII say?
You know, that paragon of Christian family life who founded the C of E.
(but what would Henry VIII say?)
💤💤💤💤I’m Henry the Eight I am....💤💤💤💤
,😜
"...six months ago, the Church Times published the predications of a statistician who had analysed attendance data from 2000 - 2020. He concluded that 'the Church of England faces extinction within 40 years because the faith it proclaims is not 'contagious' enough. … [it] will cease to be a national Church, and the Churches of Scotland and Wales will disappear by the middle of this century."
Source: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2022/12/its-not-just-the-census-everywhere-you-look-the-cofe-is-withering
"UK Church membership has declined from 10.6 million in 1930 to 5.5 Million in 2010, or as a percentage of the population; from about 30% to 11.2%. By 2013, this had declined further to 5.4 million (10.3%). If current trends continue, membership will fall to 8.4% of the population by 2025."
Source: https://faithsurvey.co.uk/uk-christianity.html
If current "trends" continue....
...the new same sex "rites" can be conducted by the Wrong Reverend Elgie Beatty, from its exalted Bishopric(k).
The African Anglicans (and lots of outside there) are not impressed. See “GAFCON” on YouTube. Pastor Calvin Robinson is another sane voice.
A fugly Lesbian heretic bishop. Of course. Just what the Gospel needs to spread far and wide.
“allow same-sex couples to receive blessings from priests”
And Satan and his Army rejoiced.
Well, there’s the start of the problem. Female bishops.
Alfred the Great is currently spinning in his grave at a rate of 4500 rpm.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.