Pastoral guidance also calls for Christians in homosexual or straight civil unions to be abstinentThe Church of England has stated that sex belongs only within heterosexual marriage,and that sex in homosexual or straight civil partnerships “falls short of God’s purpose for human beings”.
Bishops hold issued pastoral guidance in response to the recent introduction to mixed-sex civil partnerships, which says: “For Christians, or marriage – that is,the lifelong union between a man and a woman, contracted with the making of vows – remains the proper context for sexual activity.” Related: The rebel priest: ‘homosexual people in the church are not going to go away’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com