Retired Canadian Archbishops Call for Same Sex Blessings
News from the Anglican Province of Canada today:
"As Canada's Anglican Church prepares for its historic – and possibly schismatic – decision on blessing homosexual unions, six of its most senior clerics Thursday called for a yes vote that would show ‘justice, compassion and hope for all God's people.’The declaration from the half-dozen retired archbishops from across the country reveals a sharp division in the church's hierarchy.
While the archbishops said that blessing the unions of same-sex couples does not touch on the church's ‘core doctrine,’ last month the national House of Bishops issued a pastoral statement saying that the ‘doctrine and discipline of our church does not clearly permit [same-sex blessings].’"
Read the rest here: Bless same-sex unions, retired archbishops urge
The complete statement from the General Synod site is HERE
