Conservative bishops can ban same-sex blessings in their dioceses – they need to start doing this

Posted on February 13, 2025 
Filed under Church of England, Culture wars

“The Church of England’s turmoil over same-sex marriage continues.

With the resignation in November of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, the latest development in the long-running saga is another delay by the bishops in bringing in standalone services to bless same-sex couples – services that will closely resemble same-sex weddings.

How did we get here?…”

– Writing in Christian Today, Dr Will Jones, a trustee of Anglican Mainstream, argues that conservative Church of England bishops have been poorly advised by some to believe that they can’t stop same-sex blessings in their dioceses.

Image: Bishop of York Stephen Cottrell, speaking at the Church of England’s General Synod this week.