The Church of England could reverse its opposition to same-sex marriage by as early as 2022 after bishops pledged to make a “decision” about issues relating to sexuality.
The church’s House of Bishops announced yesterday that it was embarking for the first time on a formal “decision-making” process over the church’s attitude to sex, sexuality, marriage and gender. The bishops gave themselves a deadline of 2022 to draw up proposals to be put to the Church’s General Synod, which has the final say over changes to doctrine.
Asked if this could include a recommendation for a synod vote on whether to permit same-sex marriages within the church for the first time, the Bishop of Coventry said this was “only one question among many” that they
