Same-sex couples will be able to have a church service with prayers of God's blessing after they have a civil wedding or register a civil partnership.
The Church of England has said it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex couples still will not be allowed to marry in its churches.New proposals will allow same-sex couples to have a church service with God's blessing after their civil weddingThe General Synod will outline the proposals when it meets in London next month
The Church of England, is central to the wider Anglican communion which represents over 85 million people in over 165 countries. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, acknowledged that the proposals "will appear to go too far for some and not nearly far enough for others".
Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell apologised for "the way LGBTQI+ people and those they love have been treated by the church which, most of all, ought to recognise everyone as precious and created in the image of God".
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