Thank you to Catherine Pepinster for a great piece (“In blessing same-sex couples, the church’s compassion has triumphed over blind faith”, Comment). I am a gay married woman who serves as a licensed lay minister in the Church of England: the outcome from synod speaks to me of hope.
Anything that moves in the direction of love and inclusion is worth celebrating, however small those crumbs. I need to be realistic that the institution takes a long time to change and move but it doesn’t mean change and movement isn’t happening, quietly and unseen in those places where love and inclusion are already celebrated.
