Protesters demand the right to marry for LGBTQ+ people. SOUP Images/Vuk Valcic / SOUP Images/Girl US
DECRYPTION – Without recognizing gay marriage, the institution has found a middle position after bitter debates.
Correspondent in London
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, was on the verge of tears, barely holding back his emotion during a heated debate at the General Synod of the Church of England. The religious authority was torn around the marriage of same-sex couples. This Thursday, she voted to relax her position on this homosexual union. After six years of pondering, the Church of England announced last month that it would not allow unions between people of the same sex. On the other hand, she proposed to offer these couples a blessing. It is this provision that was accepted on Thursday, in a movement described as historic.
Homosexual couples will be able to be blessed by a priest and participate in thanksgiving and prayer services. The reform was supported by a majority of bishops, priests and lay people, with 57% in favor and 41% against. “It has been a long road to get to this point. For the first time, the Church…
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