{"id":169899,"date":"2023-01-20T15:16:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=169899"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:16:48","slug":"church-of-england-apologises-for-shameful-treatment-of-lgbtqi-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/church-of-england-apologises-for-shameful-treatment-of-lgbtqi-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of England apologises for shameful treatment of LGBTQI+ people"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Church of England apologises for &#8216;shameful&#8217; treatment of LGBTQI+ people who have been &#8216;rejected or excluded&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bishops of the church wrote a letter saying\u00a0LGBTQI+ people have been &#8216;failed&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The letter published today, said: &#8216;We have not loved you as God loves you&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The church said it will bless same-sex civil partnerships but still not gay marriage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Church of England has issued a formal apology for the &#8216;shameful&#8217; times LGBTQI+ people have been &#8216;rejected or excluded&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Bishops of the Church of England wrote a letter admitting LGBTQI+ people have been &#8216;failed&#8217; at times, but should be and are &#8216;welcome and valued&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the church said it will bless same-sex civil marriages for the first time this week &#8211; though its position on gay marriage will not change and same-sex couples will still be unable to marry at church.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pastoral letter, published on Friday, said: &#8216;We want to apologise for the ways in which the Church of England has treated LGBTQI+ people &#8211; both those who worship in our churches and those who do not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/20\/11\/66783515-11657663-The_Archbishop_of_Canterbury_Justin_Welby_said_the_decision_to_a-m-42_1674214007550.jpg\" height=\"493\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said the decision to accept same-sex civil partnerships but not gay marriage will &#8216;go too far for some and not nearly far enough for others&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/20\/11\/66783581-11657663-The_Archbishop_of_Canterbury_Justin_Welby_right_and_the_Bishop_o-m-49_1674214345980.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Archbishop of Canterbury (right) and the Bishop of London Sarah Mullally (left) attended the press conference at Lambeth Palace Library to discuss\u00a0LGBTQI+ rights in the church today<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For the times we have rejected or excluded you, and those you love, we are deeply sorry.\u00a0The occasions on which you have received a hostile and homophobic response in our churches are shameful and for this we repent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As we have listened, we have been told time and time again how we have failed LGBTQI+ people. We have not loved you as God loves you, and that is profoundly wrong.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The letter added: &#8216;We affirm, publicly and unequivocally, that LGBTQI+ people are welcome and valued: we are all children of God.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is addressing a press conference on Friday at Lambeth Palace Library ahead of the Church General Synod next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/20\/11\/66783517-11657663-image-m-37_1674213047752.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Of their decision on same-sex marriage, the archbishop said it is a bid to &#8216;seek the common good&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/20\/11\/66783601-11657663-image-a-41_1674213184306.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell also attended the Church of England press conference at Lambeth Palace Library\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/20\/11\/66783571-11657663-image-a-40_1674213178997.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dr Eeva John spoke during the Church of England press conference where it was said that same-sex marriages will remain banned in the church\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/01\/20\/11\/66783609-11657663-Secretary_General_of_the_General_Synod_of_the_Church_of_England_-m-47_1674214294122.jpg\" height=\"492\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England, William Nye, also spoke during the conference today<\/p>\n<p>Of the decision on same-sex marriage, he said it is a bid to &#8216;seek the common good&#8217; but admitted it will &#8216;go too far for some and not nearly far enough for others&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The plans, to be outlined in a report to the General Synod, will allow same-sex couples to attend church for services including prayers of dedication, thanksgiving and God&#8217;s blessing following a legal marriage ceremony.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The synod will be asked to discuss the proposals in detail during its meeting from February 6 to 9, with the main debate on the proposals set for February 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11657663\/Church-England-apologises-shameful-treatment-LGBTQI-people-rejected.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church of England apologises for &#8216;shameful&#8217; treatment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":169898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Church of England apologises for shameful treatment of LGBTQI+ people - Pre Coin News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/church-of-england-apologises-for-shameful-treatment-of-lgbtqi-people\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Church of England apologises for shameful treatment of LGBTQI+ people - Pre Coin News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Church of England apologises for &#8216;shameful&#8217; 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