After he anoints the King next month, Justin Welby’s thoughts will perhaps turn to his own future. If Anglican gossip is to believed, Welby plans to step down to make way for a new Archbishop of Canterbury once the new Supreme Governor has been crowned. You could hardly blame him for wanting a quiet life:
Ten days ago, at their bishops’ General Synod, the Church of England voted to bless same-sex unions.
Church of England priests will be permitted to bless the civil marriages of same-sex couples.
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(RNS) Leaders representing more than 35 million Anglicans said the English church’s decision to allow clergy to bless marriages and other unions of same-sex couples would further split the worldwide Anglican Communion.