Anglican Church of Canada says no to same-sex marriage Published Sunday, July 14, 2019 3:12PM EDT A push to have the Anglican Church of Canada sanction same-sex marriage finished two votes shy of success. The council's general synod – its governing body – met in Vancouver this weekend. Among the items on the agenda for Friday night was a vote on whether the church should amend its marriage rules to permit same-sex unions. To be successful, the motion required two-thirds support from the church's laypeople, clergy and bishops. Although more than 80 per cent of Anglican laity and more than 70 per cent of clergy voted in favour of permitting same-sex marriage in the church, the total among bishops fell short. Twenty-three bishops voted in favour and 14 were opposed, meaning the amendment had 62 per cent support. Two bishops abstained. Bishop Linda Nicholls, who was elected as primate or head of the church in Canada the following day, called the same-sex marriage issue a "challenging discussion" in a statement. "There continue to be those who hold the traditional view that marriage can only be between a man and a woman while others believe the covenant of marriage can be extended to same-sex couples," she wrote. Nicholls said the result of the vote would be "deeply painful" for younger members of the church and described their reaction as "the mourning of a church that was unable to find a way to live with differences." The Diocese of Huron in southwestern Ontario, which Nicholls presided over prior to her election as primate, offers to bless civil same-sex marriages, but does not perform them due to the prohibition that was upheld Friday. Click here for the rest of the article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/anglican-church-of-canada-says-no-to-same-sex-marriage-1.4507642
It’s a relief to know the Anglican Church of Canada does not yet have a supermajority of bishops of the sort who would do this...
There was still a majority in favor. 80% among the laity! 70% among the clergy?! It won't be long and they will have their way.
It genuinely perplexes me that so many clergy (including bishops) are in support of same-sex marriage. How on earth can they go through years of theological training and still be of that opinion!? Something is very wrong with the training process for ordination if you ask me. If the clergy upheld orthodoxy, the laity would surely follow
Almost makes you think that the theological training they are being fed makes them be of that opinion...
Perhaps one of the problems is that studying theology does not presuppose (or even encourage) a belief in the Bible. It is also very much influenced by current thinking.
We'll put. The selection process, at least in the CofE, is multi-faceted, having many criteria. Not one (although they are in the process of re-writing it) pertains to the candidates orthodoxy (or lack thereof) as far as I'm aware.