‘New York bishops praise state passage of same-gender marriage’

Posted on June 28, 2011 
Filed under Global

“At least one Episcopal Church bishop in the state of New York has said that clergy in his diocese may solemnize same-gender marriages as soon as the state’s recently passed Marriage Equality Act goes into effect.

‘Diocese of Western New York Bishop William Franklin said in a statement welcoming the law’s passage that he will be holding meetings soon ‘for members of our diocese to listen to how Episcopal churches in Western New York might integrate this decision into our life.’…

The New York State Senate voted 33-29 on June 24 to pass the bill making New York the largest state in the United States to allow same-gender couples to wed.”

– The Episcopal News Service reports. Bishop R William Franklin’s full statement here. (The Roman Catholic bishops take a different view. h/t Anglican Mainstream.)