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Liverpool Rector wants to see same sex marriage 'as soon as possible'

Liverpool's Parish Church rector said his church wanted to bring "clarity and simplicity" to "complicated" issue

Liverpool Echo · Jan 26, 2023

The AP Interview: Pope warns of elitist German synod process

Pope Francis says there's a risk that what could be a trailblazing reform process in the German church could become “ideological."

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Archbishop of Canterbury getting ‘flak’ from same-sex marriage blessings critics

Justin Welby called the move a ‘huge step’, although some campaigners criticised the Church for maintaining a ban on clergy marrying same-sex couples.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

Church criticised for not fully reversing same-sex marriage ban

Equality campaigners and MPs have complained after the Church of England voted to bless gay civil marriages for the first time.

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Bishops welcome Church’s decision on same sex marriage blessings

The Bishop of Oxford, the most senior Anglican bishop to publicly support gay marriage, said the change represented ‘significant steps forward’.

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Church of England bishops refuse to allow same-sex marriages

The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches under proposals set out on Wednesday in which the centuries-old institution said it would stick to its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2023

Church of England bishops refuse to back gay marriage

Bishops resist change that would allow clergy to marry same-sex couples but propose civil marriages can be blessed in church

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Church of England to ‘refuse to back same-sex marriages’

After five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position on sexuality, bishops have reportedly decided against change

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2023

Church of England ‘to refuse to back change to allow same-sex marriages’

The bishops met on Tuesday to finalise recommendations after five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position on sexuality.

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023

Vatican to investigate unsolved mystery of teenager who went missing four decades ago

Emanuela Orlandi, 15, was last seen going to a music lesson in central Rome before she disappeared in what has become one of Italy's most high-profile mysteries of all time

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023