The Church of England has signaled its opposition to government plans to redefine marriage after a public consultation.
The Anglican Church affirms that the change in the nature of marriage would be “divisive” for all, and that the consultation erroneously implies that once gay marriage is approved there will be two categories of marriage, “civil” and religious.
“There is no legal distinction between marriage, religious and civil. The Government’s proposal would mean a dilution of the meaning of marriage for all,” the Church of England statement said.
«The consultation document does not take into account the essential point that in English law has been followed for centuries and that is that marriage is a single institution.
The Church expresses its concern that churches in the future would be forced to host same-sex weddings against their will.
It is cautioned that while churches and other religious organizations would be guaranteed protection and may be genuine, they would be unlikely to win a discrimination claim against them in national or European courts.
The petition raises questions about the future of the Church of England as the established church on earth, given the inevitable clash between a new legal definition of marriage and its own definition that reserves marriage between a union between a man and a woman. woman.
The consultation will close today Thursday. At the time of its launch at the beginning of the year, the government made it clear that the purpose of the consultation was to decide how to introduce gay marriage and to decide whether to change the law on marriage between a man and a woman. .
Church leaders, including the Archbishop of York and the heads of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, and Scotland, have spoken publicly against the plans.
The Coalition for Marriage organization has criticized the intention to redefine marriage, for which reason it has classified said government initiative as undemocratic. This same organization gathered more than half a million signatures to support traditional marriage, implying strong opposition to the redefinition of marriage.
Translated and adapted by NoticiaCristiana.com from Christian Today.
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