Church of England debates about choosing bishops have managed to get coverage this week on the BBC and in the The Times. I've offered an account and reflections here - https://t.co/6NvkWzmFYf
Have always found these "Four Views" books helpful guides to different perspectives and this on baptism is free this month on Logos. https://t.co/DXqUMm0iHC
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Have attempted to offer some sort of overview of the Church of England LLF situation in this piece just out on the Covenant/Living Church website. https://t.co/9eR1BTGJIN
@JohnPaulHoskins@patrickgilday Most likely would be the various signatories of statement on Doctrine of Marriage, Dissent from October House of Bishops and last week’s reflections on where we are now. Also Society bishops some of whom signed the above.
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@liambeadle@samhwilson@Psephizo That would be another interpretation but the bishops claimed it was based on doctrine so changing what they based on doctrine can be seen as indicative of a departure from doctrine. We now have "pastoral provision in a time of uncertainty" which means still held to be canonical
I've written something engaging with an important new piece by Bishop Martyn Snow the Lead Bishop on LLF which is now on @Psephizo's blog at https://t.co/N4JPEbcf3M
@liambeadle@samhwilson@Psephizo GS 2328 is at https://t.co/OAGjMcjqNZ for wider context of those quotations. Presumably based on unpublished legal advice.
@liambeadle@samhwilson@Psephizo Para 26 - "We have therefore come to the view that, in so far as making the PLF available for couples in an active sexual relationship does involve any departure from doctrine, it nevertheless does not involve a departure from doctrine “in any essential matter”".