Episcopal gay marriage

Being inclusive of all people is core tenet of the Episcopal Church and they began allowing same-sex marriage in , days after the United States Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. Deputies, bishops and visitors packed a meeting room in the Austin Hilton Hotel the afternoon of July 5 to testify on three marriage-related resolutions. Then Resolution B happened. Five of the eight bishops said before General Convention they would implement Resolution B if passed.

For decades, LGBTQ+ Episcopalians and allies have worked to make The Episcopal Church a place of belonging and inclusion. We have prayed, studied, and discerned, and in doing so, we have seen the evidence of God’s blessing in the lives and love of our LGBTQ+ siblings in Christ. A same-sex couple receives a blessing in the Church in Wales in November Photo source: Church in Wales. Whatever happens at this 15th Lambeth Conference will have no direct effect on the same-sex marriage policies that each church has adopted.

The majority of the American Episcopal Church (93 dioceses) already allows gay marriage in their churches. This vote affects eight dioceses that did not allow for religious ceremonies to be conducted inside their sanctuaries. The revised canon also stipulates that no member of clergy will be required to solemnise a marriage against their conscience. The voting results are as below. There was the Cascade Process involving people across our church — the Doctrine Committee paper which explored whether a Christian understanding of marriage could extend to same sex couples.

The constitutions and canons of some dioceses still officially ban gay clergy – unless celibate – and same-sex marriages, including Albany, Dallas and Central Florida. With an estimated 2. Unlike the Worldwide Anglican Communion, of which it is a part, the Episcopal Church does not condemn homosexuality. With 2 million members, the U.