First clergyman who flouted the Church of England’s gay marriage ban is fired by his bishop
Canon Jeremy Pemberton married Laurence Cunnington to have rights to operate as a priest revoked
He will no longer be able to conduct services in the diocese
He remains employed by the NHS as a hospital chaplain
By JONATHAN PETRE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
June 21, 2014
The first clergyman to enter into a gay marriage in defiance of the Church of England has been ‘sacked’ by his bishop.
Sources said Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who married Laurence Cunnington in April, is to have his rights to operate as a priest revoked.
He will no longer be able to conduct services in the diocese, though he remains employed by the NHS as a hospital chaplain.
The decision by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham Richard Inwood to remove the Canon’s ‘Permission to Officiate’ will also make it very difficult for him to function as a priest anywhere else in the Church of England.
Pro-gay liberals say the development is ‘disappointing’.
In another test of Church authority, well-known north London vicar Rev Andrew Cain yesterday became the second cleric to enter a banned same-sex union when he married his long-term boyfriend Stephen Foreshew.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Canon Jeremy Pemberton married Laurence Cunnington to have rights to operate as a priest revoked
He will no longer be able to conduct services in the diocese
He remains employed by the NHS as a hospital chaplain
By JONATHAN PETRE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
June 21, 2014
The first clergyman to enter into a gay marriage in defiance of the Church of England has been ‘sacked’ by his bishop.Sources said Canon Jeremy Pemberton, who married Laurence Cunnington in April, is to have his rights to operate as a priest revoked.
He will no longer be able to conduct services in the diocese, though he remains employed by the NHS as a hospital chaplain.
The decision by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham Richard Inwood to remove the Canon’s ‘Permission to Officiate’ will also make it very difficult for him to function as a priest anywhere else in the Church of England.
Pro-gay liberals say the development is ‘disappointing’.
In another test of Church authority, well-known north London vicar Rev Andrew Cain yesterday became the second cleric to enter a banned same-sex union when he married his long-term boyfriend Stephen Foreshew.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
