THE Second Church Estates Commissioner, Andrew Selous MP, has responded to a set of questions about the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process, including questions about votes taken among the Bishops. The questions were posed by the Labour MP Sir Ben Bradshaw and the Conservative MP Peter Gibson, in a letter sent on Monday. Both parliamentarians have previously called for the Church of England to allow same-sex marriage in church (News, 20 January). They also agreed, by a margin of 81-17, that there should be “no questions around sexual intimacy” put to “clergy in same-sex civil partnerships”. AdvertisementDraft versions of the Pastoral Guidance for Ministers make clear that clergy will be permitted to enter into same-sex civil marriages.

Source: The Times October 28, 2023 10:46 UTC