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Melbourne Anglicans vote to express 'sorrow' over blessing of same-sex marriages
Source: Australian Associated Press
Melbourne Anglicans vote to express 'sorrow' over blessing of same-sex marriages
Australian Associated Press
Sat 19 Oct 2019 03.11 BST
Last modified on Sat 19 Oct 2019 03.26 BST
Melbourne’s Anglican church has formally voted to record its “sorrow” over a regional Victorian diocese’s decision to bless same-sex marriages.
The nod of approval given by the Wangaratta diocese in August has angered the Melbourne church’s governing body.
Melbourne minister Robert Miller on Friday night moved a motion expressing “sorrow” over the regional diocese’s move, labelling it “profoundly disappointing”, “saddening” and disrespectful to the national church.
But the Melbourne vote of condemnation wasn’t unanimous, with some members of the governing body, known as a synod, praising the Wangaratta diocese’s choice to “show love”.
It comes days after Sydney archbishop Glenn Davies said Anglicans who backed same-sex marriage should leave the church.
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Australian Associated Press
Sat 19 Oct 2019 03.11 BST
Last modified on Sat 19 Oct 2019 03.26 BST
Melbourne’s Anglican church has formally voted to record its “sorrow” over a regional Victorian diocese’s decision to bless same-sex marriages.
The nod of approval given by the Wangaratta diocese in August has angered the Melbourne church’s governing body.
Melbourne minister Robert Miller on Friday night moved a motion expressing “sorrow” over the regional diocese’s move, labelling it “profoundly disappointing”, “saddening” and disrespectful to the national church.
But the Melbourne vote of condemnation wasn’t unanimous, with some members of the governing body, known as a synod, praising the Wangaratta diocese’s choice to “show love”.
It comes days after Sydney archbishop Glenn Davies said Anglicans who backed same-sex marriage should leave the church.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/19/melbourne-anglicans-vote-to-express-sorrow-over-blessing-of-same-sex-marriagesat-blessings-for-same-sex-marriages
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