Source: PUNCH NIGERIA
The leaders of the Church of England have voted to condemn same-sex
marriage and penalised the Anglican Church in the US for officially
recognising it.
After all 37 Primates from around the world met in Canterbury, they
issued a statement saying, according to traditional doctrine, marriage
should be between “a man and a woman in faithful, lifelong union”.
According to a UK news website, independent.co.uk, the decision
prompted outrage from liberal clergy with one prominent supporter of gay
marriage saying he was “thoroughly ashamed to be Anglican” because of
the decision.
The issue has divided the Church, with conservatives and many
Anglicans in African countries opposed to same-sex weddings, while
liberals and the Episcopal Church in the US support them.
The Primates’ meeting – called by the Archbishop of Canterbury in an
attempt to sort out the conflict – appears to have come down firmly on
the side of the conservatives.
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