The Church of England has ruled out offering blessings to same-sex relationships, reiterating that marriage is “a faithful, committed, permanent and legally sanctioned relationship between a man and a woman”.
A new report from the church’s faith and order commission recognises the existence of same-sex relationships, but says they are “forms of human relationships which fall short of marriage in the form God has given us”.
But the report recommends “a degree of flexibility” and “pastoral wisdom” towards same-sex couples.