The Campaign For Equal Marriage in the Church of England
working to allow all couples to marry in church, regardless of their sex or sexuality
Desmond Tutu’s daughter, Mpho Tutu van Furth – also an Anglican priest – was prevented from taking her godfather’s funeral service in church because she is married to her wife Marceline. The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931–2021) was a beacon of Christian faith and hope in his native South Africa and throughout the world. He …
On 12 February 2022 the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, gave an interview to the Church Times to mark his retirement. Here is the first part of the interview, in which he speaks about his increasingly open support for equal marriage and calls for the Church of England to treat LGBTQ+ people …
In its latest issue (10 September 2021) the Church Times reports the Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Revd Paul Bayes, as saying the vote to enable same-sex civil partnerships and marriages to be blessed in the Church in Wales is a “creative and gospel-inspired lead” for the Church of England. “I am heartened and encouraged by this vote and by …
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The Rt Revd Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool, giving the keynote address today at the national conference of MoSAIC, has spoken out clearly in favour of equal marriage and full inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQIA+ people in the Church of England. This is the first time in recent years that a serving diocesan bishop has …
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