http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/06/10/Calif_Episcopal_Diocese_to_Bless_Samesex_Unions/Bishop Chester Talton of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin in California has authorized clergy to bless the relationships of same-sex couples in church as “sacred unions.”
According to the Guardian, the move from Bishop Talton breaks a ban on blessing same-sex unions, an issue that has divived the Anglican church. Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has declared his opposition to blessing same-sex unions.
The directive from Bishop Talton says that clergy may bless "same-gender civil marriages, domestic partnerships and relationships which are lifelong committed relationships characterised by fidelity, monogamy, mutual affection and respect
careful, honest communication,” reports the Guardian.
California recognizes same-sex domestic partnerships, and marriages were legal for a brief time in 2008 until voters passed Proposition 8. The authorization states that no diocesan priest may perform a same-sex marriage until allowed by church and civil law, and that no clergy member is required to bless same-sex relationships.
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