Increasing numbers of church leaders are lamenting that they can no longer recognise the Church of England’s leadership, after bishops voted to bless individuals in same-sex partnerships. Revd Phil Martin, Vicar of St Botolph’s Aldersgate, said: “Since the House of Bishops has departed from the Bible’s teaching on marriage and sin and therefore from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, change is needed. ‘Unity’Last month, the leader of one of the largest Anglican churches in England encouraged Archbishop Welby and the House of Bishops to submit to the authority of the Bible on sexual ethics. Revd William Taylor, Rector of St Helen’s Bishopsgate in the City of London, told Premier Christian News “the Bible is very clear. In February, the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GFSA), which says it represents 75 per cent of Anglicans worldwide, said it could no longer “walk together” with the Church of England after they voted to bless same-sex partners.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2023 13:57 UTC