Tangled legacy of the Church of Englandâ€™s debate on same-sex marriage

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Feb 11, 2023
Exhausted, sad, confused, anxious and angry - the legacy of the Church of Englandâ€™s tortuous eight-hour debate on same sex blessings which ended with a re-statement of church doctrine on marriage but allowed same sex blessings. In this Religion Media Centre briefing, our panel said there was so much more information they need â€“ on the nature of marriage, the response of the worldwide Anglican communion, what the guidance will say about clergy in same sex marriages, how to be united in a deeply divided church and the possibility of alternative parallel structures.......Rosie Dawson hosted this conversation with the Bishop of Lancaster Jill Duff; the Bishop of Reading Olivia Graham; Rev Dr Ian Paul; Rev Dr Charlie Bell; Ed Shaw, co-chair of the Church of England Evangelical Council; Professor Helen King, vice chair of the gender and sexuality group on general synod; Busola Sodeinde, a Church Commissioner; Rev Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, acting archdeacon of Liverpool; Kenson Li, an ordinand at Westcott House; and Nicola Denyer, lay minister from Newcastle.

For more information on Religion Media Centre briefings: info@religionmediacentre.org.uk

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