The Church of England Evangelical Council has welcomed a new paper, written by the Bishop of Guildford Andrew Watson, critiquing the current Living in Love and Faith process and calling for a reset.
The booklet entitled ‘Living in Love and Faith: Discerning the Mind of the Church’ and published on the Diocese of Guildford website, highlights the lack of clarity, poor process and loss of trust that has characterised the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process to date.
In December 2023, the Prayers of Love and Faith, a suite of resources that can be used in existing services to bless same-sex couples, were formally commended for use by bishops. Those currently leading the process are developing further proposals to allow standalone blessings for same sex couples and agreeing a timetable towards clergy same sex marriages.
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