"The first bit of news was that the House of Bishops has decided to put through the proposal that stand alone services of blessing for same-sex couples should go through a process that won't agree to it, and that clergy will continue to be barred from entering a civil marriage, with a same-sex partner,"
"If they do, they are likely to lose their licence and not get a new appointment... Nor will those who are gay and married be accepted for ordination training. Of course, add to this that we are not allowed to marry same-sex couples here in church, and no bishop has ever been transparently appointed in a civil partnership, it is hard not to conclude that the church of England is still homophobic and does not believe in the equality of love."
"But this isn't me. It wasn't like that at all. I didn't choose anything. I discovered who I was, and it wasn't easy,"
A 15-minute sermon gave thanks for the love LGBTQ+ bring and reacted to the House of Bishops' decision to halt stand-alone blessing services and extend a ban on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages. The decision means clergy who marry same-sex partners risk losing licences and married gay candidates may be barred from ordination training. Same-sex marriages remain banned in church and no bishop has been transparently appointed in a civil partnership. The sermon cited the added shame and invisibility felt by LGBTQ+ people, biblical references about homosexuality, and personal experiences of discrimination and fear.
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