Anglican position on gay marriage

A recent poll conducted by The Times of London indicates that a majority of Church of England clergy now favor gay marriage. The figures Back then, in the aftermath of the legalization of gay civil marriage in the U. There are numerous lessons here. First, the old battle lines between conservative and liberal Christians have changed.

Church of England says a ‘profound disagreement’ remains on homosexuality

The big question in the mind of many Anglicans now is, what happens next? It is a separate entity incorporated in September — which means it is the newest Christian denomination in Australia. The Diocese of the Southern Cross has acknowledged this, describing itself as a parallel Anglican organisation.

Church of England backs services for gay couples

He is consecrated later this month, while wearing a bullet-proof vest because of death threats. He eventually becomes Dean of St Albans. It wants to keep links with the Anglican Communion. A total of bishops and 1, lay and clergy leaders meet in Jerusalem and agree the Jerusalem Statement and Declaration describing the liberal moves as a false gospel.

Leading reformers such as Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of three English monarchs, saw themselves walking a via media between the ideas of Roman Catholicism and Protestant reformers such as Martin Luther and John Calvin. They navigated a path between the two dominant faith traditions in the turbulent years of the Reformation in Europe.