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Bishops in favour of gay marriage have praised the Church of England’s decision to allow the blessing of same-sex partnerships even though clergy will remain banned from marrying same-sex couples.
The Anglican Church of Canada does not distinguish theologically between a marriage solemnized in church and a civil marriage subsequently blessed by a priest. Currently, three dioceses – New Westminster, Niagara, and Montréal – extend the blessing of civil marriages to same-sex couples.
The Vatican’s newly released document addressing the blessing of same-sex couples doesn’t pave the way for gay weddings at churches or with Catholic priests as officiants.
“This means that a blessing can be given to couples who do not have the opportunity to marry in church, for example due to divorce, and to same-sex couples,” Bishop Georg Baetzing said in a ...
In July 2003, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Canada, the country's plurality religion, protested the Chrétien government's plans to include same-sex couples in civil marriage. The church criticisms were accompanied by Vatican claims that Catholic politicians should vote according to their personal beliefs rather than the policy of the ...
The church also permits gay priests to enter into civil partnerships. [208] The church voted to explore approving same-sex marriages and blessings for civil partnerships.) [209] Church of Ireland congregations in Northern Ireland may be affirming (The denomination remains in conversation as a whole; [210] in 2011, a senior cleric entered into a ...
Francis suggested such blessings could be offered under some circumstances if they didn’t confuse it with marriage. Pope Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples Skip to main content
A service of dedication is used in the Church of England to bless a couple after a civil marriage. [9] The Church of England's Diocese of Hereford "voted to support a motion calling on the House of Bishops to 'commend an Order of Prayer and Dedication after the registration of a civil partnership or a same sex marriage ' ".