I thought Peter Collier’s article was illuminating and positive regarding a way forward. However, I am still trying to unravel all the negatives in this paragraph: “In those circumstances, and having regard to the absence of any reference to, let alone requirement for, sexual intimacy in a same-sex marriage, and having said that entering a civil partnership is not of itself inconsistent with leading an exemplary life, it seems to me that there is no good reason why the Bishops should not say that entering into such a “marriage” is also not in and of itself an ecclesiastical offence.” There… Read more »
I thought Peter Collier’s article was illuminating and positive regarding a way forward. However, I am still trying to unravel all the negatives in this paragraph: “In those circumstances, and having regard to the absence of any reference to, let alone requirement for, sexual intimacy in a same-sex marriage, and having said that entering a civil partnership is not of itself inconsistent with leading an exemplary life, it seems to me that there is no good reason why the Bishops should not say that entering into such a “marriage” is also not in and of itself an ecclesiastical offence.” There… Read more »