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The General Synod of the Church of England voted overwhelming in favor of a motion to allow blessings on gay couples amid a contentious debate in U.K.'s established church.

The Archbishop of York has welcomed the Church of Englands decision to offer blessings to same-sex couples in civil partnerships and marriages.

Leaders of the Church of England voted today in favor of granting religious blessings to gay couples who are in civil marriages. The church does not, however, perform religious weddings for same-sex couples. King Henry VIII established the Church of England in the 16th century after he rejected the authority of the Pope. 

Null / Africa Studio / ShutterstockDenver, Colo., Feb 9, 2023 / 12:27 pm (CNA).The Church of Englands governing body has voted to bless same-sex couples while leaving unchanged the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman in a move that could nonetheless have global consequences for Christian unity."For the first time, the Church of England will publicly, unreservedly, and joyfully welcome same-sex couples in church," Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbi...

The Archbishop of York has welcomed the Church of Englands decision to offer blessings to same-sex couples in civil partnerships and marriages.

Leading Anglican body warns that the historic vote has ‘triggered a widespread loss of confidence’ in Justin Welby

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/church-of-england-allows-blessings-for-same-sex-couples/"></div>LONDON (AP) — The Church of England’s national assembly on Thursday voted to let priests bless same-sex marriages and civil partnerships, while continuing to ban church weddings for the same couples. Bishops proposed the compromise measure after five years of discussions about the church’s position on sexuality. It was approve...

The Church will offer blessings to same-sex marriages, but still will not officiate them. The decision was agreed on by elected bishops, clergy and lay people in London.

The Church of England voted Thursday in favor of blessings for civilly married same-sex couples.

The Church of England voted Thursday to officially endorse plans for priests to offer prayers of blessing for same-sex couples, even as one church body is set to launch a project that could rethink using "gendered language" for God.