Canon XXXVI of the Diocese of South Carolina: Prevention of Sexual Misconduct Within the Diocese

Section 1. Each parish and mission in union with the Diocesan Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina shall adopt a definition of the terms Sexual Misconduct and Pastoral Relationship. In addition to the above definitions of sexual misconduct, the diocese and the congregations thereof affirm that Holy Matrimony is the context for sexual relations and that clergy shall not bless same-gender relationships as Holy Matrimony and they shall not condone same-gender sexual relationships by any official act. Sexual relations outside marriage shall be deemed to be a failure to set a wholesome example to other members of the church.

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