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(BBC) C of E drops opposition to bishops in civil same-sex partnerships

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Kendall Harmon

The Church of England has dropped its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops.

The announcement, from the Church’s House of Bishops, would allow gay clergy to become bishops if they promise to be celibate.

Conservative evangelical Anglicans say they will fight the move in the Church’s ruling general synod.

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