D.C. Episcopalian Bishop OKs Civil Marriages for Gay Couples

March 06, 2010

As reported on beliefnet:

"The Episcopal Church voted last summer to allow bishops in states or jurisdictions where gay marriage is legal to "provide generous pastoral response" to same-sex couples, despite widespread opposition to homosexuality in the rest of the global Anglican Communion. Episcopalians are not yet permitted to use the marriage rites in its Book of Common Prayer for gay couples; Chane did not specify which rites priests should use, but said numerous other blessings are available. Bishops in Vermont, Massachusetts and Iowa, where gay marriage is also legal, have taken a similar approach."

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