Archbishop of Canterbury responds to outcry over declaration that marriage is ‘between a man and a woman’
Monday evening’s statement from the Lambeth conference said: “Over recent days we have listened carefully to the responses of bishops … The drafting group for the Call on Human Dignity will be making some revisions to the Call.”
It gave no further details, but said the revised text would be released “as soon as it is available”. The statement also announced that bishops would now have a third option in responding to the Lambeth Calls. “Bishops will now be able to clearly state their opposition to a particular Call in addition to supporting it or calling for further discussion. The third option will state: “This Call does not speak for me. I do not add my voice to this Call.”Jayne Ozanne, a prominent campaigner for LGBT+ equality in the Church of England, welcomed the move.
The issue of sexuality and same-sex marriage has caused deep divisions among Anglicans, both in the UK and globally, for decades. The Lambeth conference scheduled for 2018 was cancelled by Welby as it became apparent that differences were irreconcilable and would damage the global church.
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