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Eugene

(62,660 posts)
Wed Feb 1, 2023, 06:39 PM Feb 2023

Welby 'would rather see C of E disestablished than split over same-sex marriage'

Source: The Guardian

Welby ‘would rather see C of E disestablished than split over same-sex marriage’

Harriet Sherwood
@harrietsherwood
Wed 1 Feb 2023 20.09 GMT
Last modified on Wed 1 Feb 2023 21.53 GMT

The archbishop of Canterbury has said he would rather see the Church of England lose its privileged status as the established church of the country than risk the global church fracturing over disagreements on same-sex marriage, the Guardian has been told.

Justin Welby, who will crown King Charles in a religious ceremony in May, reportedly made the comment at a private meeting with about a dozen MPs at Westminster on Monday.

The MPs raised concerns about the prospect of the C of E offering blessings to same-sex couples who have legally married, but continuing to refuse them a church wedding.

Several MPs broached the question of whether the C of E should retain its status as the established church when it was out of step with the law of the land and with public opinion.

Welby replied that he would rather see the church disestablished than risk losing conservative groups within the global Anglican church, the Guardian has been told by people present.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/01/better-c-of-e-is-disestablished-than-risk-split-justin-welby-reportedly-says

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Welby 'would rather see C of E disestablished than split over same-sex marriage' (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2023 OP
I think a lot of British people TlalocW Feb 2023 #1
Disestablish the churches? bucolic_frolic Feb 2023 #2
the longest word in the dictionary is/was 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #3
it's edhopper Feb 2023 #4
Damn. You'e right. No wonder I lost the 7th grade spelling bee. 3Hotdogs Feb 2023 #6
We used to throw that one around edhopper Feb 2023 #7
The disestablishmentarians birthed the obvious response ... sanatanadharma Feb 2023 #5

TlalocW

(15,625 posts)
1. I think a lot of British people
Wed Feb 1, 2023, 06:49 PM
Feb 2023

Are fine with the C of E losing whatever status it has in the country.

edhopper

(34,848 posts)
7. We used to throw that one around
Wed Feb 1, 2023, 08:51 PM
Feb 2023

In 7th grade too.

There is also Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is a lung disease. But the word was coined to be the longest word, so it's a bit disingenuous.

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