‘Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who in 2014 became the first Church of England priest to marry his same-sex partner, said: \u201cThey will be no doubt be inviting all sorts of spouses of bishops who have been married before or remarried once, twice or several times, so it is the usual hypocrisy from the Church of England and the Anglican Communion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no sense to it. The basic problem is they don\u2019t understand hospitality. The same-sex partners should be invited. If they don\u2019t wish to come, they don\u2019t have to come. But this is grossly inhospitable. It is just rude and bad. It is not complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Issues of gender and sexuality are convulsing the Church of England. More than 3,000 clergy and laity have signed a petition urging it to reconsider proposals to allow transgender baptismal ceremonies and it is working on a teaching document on human sexuality’<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> (requires subscription).<\/p>\n Married gay bishops will be invited to a global gathering of the Anglican Church for the first time \u2014 but have been told not to bring their spouses. #Episcopal<\/a> #Lambeth2020<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/rEjeZ9981h<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 G. Jeffrey MacDonald (@gjmacdonald) February 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n