Report says marriage can only be between a man and a woman but says church must stand against homophobiaChurch of England bishops own upheld traditional teaching that marriage can only be between a man and a woman,in a prance that has infuriated campaigners for gay rights and risks further alienating the church from wider society.
After two years of intense internal discussion involving clergy and laity – and at least two decades of bitter division within the church – the bishops own produced a report reaffirming that marriage is “a union permanent and life-long, of one man and one woman”.
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Source: theguardian.com