First gay clergyman to wed plunges Church into crisis: Archbishop under pressure to sack canon who flouted ban on same sex marriage
Canon Jeremy Pemberton married Laurence Cunnington under new laws
New laws allowing same-sex marriages pushed through by PM last month
Now Canon Pemberton from Nottinghamshire faces disciplinary action
By JONATHAN PETRE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
April 12, 2014
A senior Church of England clergyman yesterday became the first to enter into a gay marriage – in direct defiance of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby – plunging the Church into a fresh crisis.
Canon Jeremy Pemberton tied the knot with Laurence Cunnington under new laws allowing same-sex marriages pushed through by David Cameron in the face of bitter opposition from backbench MPs and the Church.
But Canon Pemberton, 58, now faces disciplinary action from the Church and could be expelled from his work as a priest because the House of Bishops has barred clergy from entering such unions, saying they undermine its traditional teaching that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
Canon Jeremy Pemberton tied the knot with Laurence Cunnington, a move that may well cause his removal from the church.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Canon Jeremy Pemberton married Laurence Cunnington under new laws
New laws allowing same-sex marriages pushed through by PM last month
Now Canon Pemberton from Nottinghamshire faces disciplinary action
By JONATHAN PETRE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
April 12, 2014
A senior Church of England clergyman yesterday became the first to enter into a gay marriage – in direct defiance of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby – plunging the Church into a fresh crisis.Canon Jeremy Pemberton tied the knot with Laurence Cunnington under new laws allowing same-sex marriages pushed through by David Cameron in the face of bitter opposition from backbench MPs and the Church.
But Canon Pemberton, 58, now faces disciplinary action from the Church and could be expelled from his work as a priest because the House of Bishops has barred clergy from entering such unions, saying they undermine its traditional teaching that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.
Canon Jeremy Pemberton tied the knot with Laurence Cunnington, a move that may well cause his removal from the church.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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