Anglican Church votes against blessings for same-sex couples 2016-09-30 22:02 Mpho Raborife, News24 Thabo Makgoba Cape Town - The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has rejected a proposal to allow "prayers of blessing" to be offered for people in same-sex civil unions under South African law. In a statement released on Friday evening Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said 16 bishops voted against the proposal while six were in favour. Sixty-two percent of the lay representatives to the synod (church council) voted against the proposal, while 55% of the clergy also voted against it. The vote was taken by the church's top legislative body, the provincial synod, following a proposal which was brought by the Diocese of Saldanha Bay - which stretches from the northern suburbs of Cape Town to the Namibian border. Click here for the rest of the article: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/N...ainst-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-20160930
It is only a matter of time though.....and the Arch seems to think so too. The diocese that is driving the issue is said to be doing these blessings behind the scenes already.