Church of England declares Gay marriages as a threat to healthy society

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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The Church of England has opposed the government plans to allow gay marriages in England and Wales and said that such a step could damage traditional ties between Church and state.

The campaigning gay rights group – Stonewall, Chief executive Ben Summerskill, has laid off the fears raised by the Church of England that introducing same sex marriage would undermine its centuries-old role as the established Church. Instead the campaigners have accused the Church of arranging a “masterclass in melodramatic scaremongering”.

Mr. Summerskill has told about a polling commissioned by Stonewall that has shown that 80% of people in Britain aged under 50 are in favour of introducing same sex marriage – amongst religious people. Additionally, three in five respondents have shown agreement that the gay people should be able to get married.

Mr. Summerskill has given these remarks as the Church of England has stated that introducing gay marriage introducing same sex marriage would alter the intrinsic nature of marriage as a union of a man and a woman. The Church has also declared that in spite of ministerial assurances that churches would not have to conduct gay marriages, it would be “very doubtful” whether limiting same-sex couples to non-religious ceremonies would withstand a challenge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

The Church of England has responded to the to the Government’s consultation on gay marriage that disclosed on Tuesday: “Marriage benefits society in many ways, not only by promoting mutuality and fidelity, but also by acknowledging an underlying biological complementarity which includes, for many, the possibility of procreation. The law should not seek to define away the underlying, objective, distinctiveness of men and women.”

The Church and Bishop John are asking the Government to revisit its plans. While the Home Office spokesman has given a neutral standpoint: “The purpose of the equal civil marriage consultation is to enable us to listen to all views, including those of all religions. We welcome the Church of England’s response and we will be carefully considering all points of view.”

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