The Anglican Church And Homosexuality Flashcards
The Church of England opposes same-sex marriage, and requires gay and lesbian clergy who are in ?-? relationships to remain celibate.
Same-sex.
The ? communion’s divided on the subject of homosexuality.
Anglican.
The worldwide Anglican community’s debated the issue of gay priests and gay marriage, commenting that the ordination of “practising homosexuals and the blessing of same-sex unions call into question the authority of ? ?”.
Holy Scripture.
? ? was the first priest in an openly gay relationship to be consecrated bishop in a major ? ?
Gene Robinson.
Christian denomination.
In England (2003), ? ? became the first person in an openly same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop, but withdrew due to the controversy it caused.
Jeffrey John.
The House of Bishops Group noted that the Church of England remained divided on homosexuality, nothing real disagreements about whether:
- Homosexual relationships can have ethical validity.
- It’s right to give a blessing to long-term same-sex relationships.
- Practising homosexuals are suitable for ordination.
- Normal requirements of heterosexual ? are applicable to ?
- A person’s God-given sexual identity’s determined by their physical mature or self-perception.
Monogamy.
Bisexuals.
In 2017, the Bishops of the Church of England issued a statement reaffirming that marriage’s between one man and one woman, although it seeks to affirm the place of gay men and lesbian women in the Church and states that some penitence’s appropriate for some of the treatment received by gay and lesbian people. Clergy who are in same-sex relationships are expected to remain ?
Celibate.
When the Bishops’ proposal was put to a vote before ? ?, it was rejected. The Church of England remains divided.
General Synod.
