Saturday, June 04, 2011

CANADA: Same-sex blessings get the nod in Nova Scotia, PEI

CANADA: Same-sex blessings get the nod in Nova Scotia, PEI

By Marites N. Sison, staff writer
The Anglican Journal
June 2, 2011

Parishes and clergy are free to opt out of blessing same-sex unions, says Sue Moxley, bishop of the diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Photo: Art Babych

The blessing of civil marriages between same-sex couples can now take place in the Anglican diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

A resolution giving priests and parishes the option to bless same-sex unions was approved, by a majority vote, at the 143rd synod of the diocese on May 27 in Halifax.

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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