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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

Justin Welby welcomes blessings for gay couples but will not perform them

PA Wire

The Archbishop of Canterbury has “joyfully” welcomed proposals to bless same-sex married couples but said he will not personally carry them out due to his “pastoral responsibility for the whole communion”.

Justin Welby spoke as the Church of England issued a formal apology for its historic rejection and exclusion of LGBTQI+ people.

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