No one spoke against the resolution during 75 minutes of testimony<\/b>….<\/p>\n
Those who urged the resolution\u2019s passage spoke from a variety of personal perspectives and local contexts. Some described inequality in the pastoral care they are able to receive or provide….<\/p>\n
Massachusetts deputies Sam Gould and the Rev. Gale Davis Morris…[were among those who] testified.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a priest in the Diocese of Massachusetts I cannot serve my congregation equally. I find this to be a particularly appalling position to be put into as a priest, that the state would allow me but my church will not,\u201d\u009d Morris said. \u201cThere is something radically wrong with that picture, and I hope that we will allow this resolution to go forward so that we can change that. It doesn\u2019t force any diocese that is not in our position to go ahead and authorize the blessing of same-sex marriage, but it allows those of us who have that privilege to do it in a very holy and just way.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n