CRUCIAL QUOTE
“This is absolutely ludicrous and highly hypocritical,” Ozanne tweeted, adding the acknowledgment by church bishops of harm against LGBTQ people “does nothing to stop that harm. The discrimination continues — as does its teaching.”
CONTRA
Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, said he would personally bless same-sex marriages and suggested he did not believe gay sex was sinful in response to the church’s statement, according to The Guardian.
KEY BACKGROUND
Same-sex marriage has been legal in both England and Wales since 2013, according to the Associated Press, though the Church of England has yet to change its stance. An announcement by the church that it would continue to not allow same-sex marriages inside its churches follows a “six-year period of listening, learning and discernment,” according to its statement. The church recognized disagreement among its archbishops, including Cottrell, though a “majority of churches in the Anglican Communion” will continue to push “traditional teaching on marriage.”
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
A discussion outlining the Church of England’s decision to continue to not allow same-sex marriages—among other topics—will be held publicly between February 6 and 9.
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