{"id":27477,"date":"2019-07-18T22:02:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T02:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=27477"},"modified":"2019-07-18T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T02:02:15","slug":"diocese-of-huron-will-ignore-marriage-canon-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/diocese-of-huron-will-ignore-marriage-canon-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Diocese of Huron will ignore Marriage Canon vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since Bishop Linda Nicholls has made the career jump to Primate, she won’t be the Bishop of the Diocese of Huron for much longer. As a parting gift, she is authorising same sex marriages in the diocese. Or perhaps she is hammering the final nail in the diocesan coffin.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"\"Given the strong support in Huron for this possibility, as of August 1, 2019, I am authorizing the availability of marriage to same-sex couples as a pastoral local option under the following guidelines:<\/p>\n

1. Same-sex marriages will be permitted in parishes where the priest and the Parish Council have considered this matter and agreed that the parish will do so.
\n2. Any parish desiring to do so will write a letter to the Bishop requesting permission – signed by the priest (rector\/incumbent) and the Wardens and including a description of the consideration taken by the Parish Council.
\n3. No parish is required to offer same-sex marriage in their location.
\n4. Clergy already have provision by canon to refuse to perform a marriage for reasons of conscience.
\nAs this is a pastoral local option it is at the discretion of the diocesan bishop. It is an option that I believe is appropriate for the Diocese of Huron at this time and is supported by many, though not all, in the diocese. I am however aware that I will be the Bishop of Huron for only a short time longer. This may be a consideration in the discernment of the next Bishop of Huron. I pray that the diocese will recognize that the work of the bishop is much broader than this issue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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