A group of ten clerics in the the City deanery of the diocese of London have announced their decision to establish an alternative \u201cdeanery chapter\u201d, in protest at the decision to allow church blessings for same-sex couples.<\/p>\n
In a video released on YouTube on Thursday, the Senior Minister of St Nicholas\u2019s Cole Abbey, the Revd Chris Fishlock, and the Guild Vicar of St Botolph\u2019s without Aldersgate, the Revd Phil Martin, outline plans for a new \u201cCity Deanery Chapter\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that what we\u2019re doing is, among other things, a helpful demonstration of the kind of structural differentiation which will be needed for many of us within the Church of England,\u201d Mr Martin says on the video.<\/p>\n
A statement from the diocese on Thursday afternoon described the initiative as a \u201cunilateral move\u201d with \u201cno legal substance\u201d.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> (registration or subscription).<\/p>\n (Church Times) Ten London clergy launch differentiated deanery chapter over the recent controversial+schismatic decision to bless same-sex unions https:\/\/t.co\/FIKm6TlKFP<\/a> #anglican<\/a> #parishministry<\/a> #marriage<\/a> #religion<\/a> #ethics<\/a> #scripture<\/a> #uk<\/a><\/p>\n — Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n