|
|
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource."
|
Episcopal bishop OKs blessing gay couples
|
|---|
| Parent(s) |
Issue
|
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Oct 23, 2006 11:08am |
| Logged |
0
|
| Category | Announcement |
| News Date | Monday, October 23, 2006 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Episcopal parishes in Connecticut may bless same-sex couples, the state's bishop announced Saturday.
Bishop Andrew Smith's decision does not create an official prayer service for the blessings and does not allow Episcopal clergy to officiate at civil unions, but it allows parishes to acknowledge homosexual couples who have had civil unions granted by the state.
"What I have permitted is a pastoral ministry of blessing, which does not mimic a wedding ceremony," Bishop Smith said Saturday after the diocese's two-day annual convention. |
| Share |
|
|
2¢
|
|
| Article | Read Full Article |
|
| Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
|
