Church of England offers prayers after gay weddings but no same-sex marriage for vicars

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House of Bishops rules that marriage is still 'between one man and one woman'

LIZZIE DEARDEN Saturday 15 February 2014

Gay couples will be able to have special prayers following their weddings but members of the clergy are banned from entering same-sex marriages when these become legal next month.

The Church of England issued its new pastoral guidance following a meeting of the House of Bishops to discuss the issue on Friday.

Despite condemning “irrational fear of homosexuals” and saying all were “loved by God”, the document sent a clear signal separating the Church’s concept of marriage and the new legal definition.

“We are all in agreement that the Christian understanding and doctrine of marriage as a lifelong union between one man and one woman remains unchanged,” it said.

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