Hannah Grivell (Derby) asked whether the House of Bishops had considered advising Diocese Directors of Ordinands to stop using Issues in Human Sexuality in the discernment process of new ordinands until a new teaching document is available, ‘given that it was never intended for use in this way and is 26 years old’.
To which Bishop Hardman explained that this is one of the questions that will be put forward to the pastoral advisory group ‘with some urgency’.
Jane Charman (Salisbury) asked if the House of Bishops intends to learn from the Scottish Episcopal Church and their deliberations on the matter.
The Archbishop of Canterbury responded explaining saying “we will certainly be seeking to learn from all the provincesof the Anglican Communion’, which could include Canada, New Zealand and Australia as well as other provinces who have taken a different view to those mentioned.
“They will be learned from, there’s a lot to learn from the experience around the Communion,” he added.
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“They will be learned from, there’s a lot to learn from the experience around the Communion,” This is ‘Welby speak’ for “We are preparing to adapt to more progressive practices.”
To my knowledge, Archbishop Welby has had no theological objection to some sorts of non-celibate same sex relationships since he was Bishop of Durham.