Scepticism and grief greet decision
REACTIONS to the lifting of the moratorium of the appointment of
priests in civil partnerships to the episcopate - provided they are
celibate - have been sharply divided.
The director of Changing Attitude, the Revd Colin Coward, told
BBC Radio 4's PM programme, on Friday: "In theory, I
welcome the announcement. . . I'm not sure that I trust it. . . I
think the Church has issued a statement which will be laughed at by
the majority in this country. I think it's unenforceable, ...
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