The Church of England has refused to allow same-sex weddings in church.
However, bishops have agreed to bless same-sex, civil marriages for the first time. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the move aims to “seek the common good”, but will “go too far for some and not nearly far enough for others”.
It comes in a report on same-sex relationships to the General Synod, which meets next month, and is not a formal change in doctrine.
