The apology from the church’s bishops came in a report following five years of debate on the church’s position on sexuality. The report will be delivered to the church’s national assembly, the General Synod, which is meeting in London next month.
Nonetheless, the Church of England’s stance that matrimony is restricted to unions between one man and one woman will remain in place. It has instead proposed offering same-sex couples the chance to have a church service with prayers of dedication, thanksgiving or for God’s blessing after they have a civil wedding or register a civil partnership.
Church leaders described the decision on church services as a significant change that acknowledges the lived experience of some faithful Christians. But deep divisions remain, and the bishops acknowledged that some clergy will choose not to use the new prayers to bless the unions of same-sex couples.
“Because of my pastoral care and responsibility of being a focus of unity for the whole communion … I will not personally use them in order not to compromise that pastoral care,” he told reporters.
ZERO APOLOGY for the treatment of children 👿
Do on to others as you would like done on to you. An eye for an eye? These churches don’t expect retaliation?
Stop apologizing!! Move forward