{"id":18,"date":"2007-02-01T05:22:59","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T13:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opinion.katrinasdream.org\/?p=18"},"modified":"2025-09-17T08:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:22:56","slug":"acknowledge-both-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katrinasdream.org\/dreamscape\/acknowledge-both-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"Acknowledge Both Sides"},"content":{"rendered":"
Church of England asked to acknowledge<\/strong>
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The Church of England’s governing body, its General Synod of lay people, clergy and bishops, will be asked to support a resolution recognising both sides in the current global debate on human sexuality when it meets later this month.<\/p>\n

Anglican leaders in England are preparing to discuss a motion on 21 February 2007 which includes the following note: “That this Synod acknowledge the diversity of opinion about homosexuality within the Church of England and that these divergent opinions come from honest and legitimate attempts to read the scriptures with integrity, understand the nature of homosexual orientation, and respect the patterns of holy living to which lesbian and gay Christians aspire…”.<\/p>\n

The article continues at:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ekklesia.co.uk\/content\/news_syndication\/article_07021cofe.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n

Update September 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Church of England Synod Passes Compromise Resolution on Homosexuality<\/a><\/p>\n

28 Feb, 2007 14:08 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n

The Church of England’s General Synod has passed a compromise resolution on homosexuality after a lengthy debate on a high profile private members’ motion asking Synod to accept homosexuals at every level of the Church.<\/span><\/p>\n

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C of E bishops\u2019 compromise on same-sex marriage will not settle painful divisions<\/a><\/p>\n

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Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledges the proposals are likely to displease both conservatives and progressive. The Church of England bishops\u2019 proposals on same-sex marriage are intended to settle 40 years of painful divisions and often bitter argument.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But the compromise \u2013\u00a0rejecting same-sex marriage in church<\/a>\u00a0while backing clergy blessings of civil same-sex marriage \u2013 means the rift between theological conservatives and pro-equality progressives is likely to continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Church of England asked to acknowledge both sides of sexuality debate The Church of England’s governing body, its General Synod of lay people, clergy and bishops, will be asked to support a resolution recognising both sides in the current global debate on human sexuality when it meets later this month. Anglican leaders in England are…
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