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January 26, 2023

Archbishop of Canterbury Says Church of England Won't Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
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Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have strongly criticized the Church of
England after the archbishop of Canterbury said bishops are set to
uphold a ban on marriage equality when they meet next month to determine
church policy. This month, the Church of England apologized for its past
treatment of LGBTQ people and said priests will be allowed to bless
civil unions of same-sex couples, even as it signaled those couples
would still be barred from getting married in its churches. This is
Labour Member of Parliament Chris Bryant speaking Tuesday in the House
of Commons.

Chris Bryant: "I think there's still a cruelty in what the bishops have
brought forward. There's a sort of hypocrisy. I know they're trying to
square everything off, but in the end, there's a hypocrisy that will
bless the individuals but not the relationship."



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