From The Telegraph-A legal briefing sent to members of the General Synod reveals that under a new policy any priest in a civil partnership will have to convince an archbishop that they are not sexually active before their name can go forward.
It was drawn up in light of a u-turn by the church last year which lifted a blanket ban on anyone in a civil partnership becoming a bishop.
The House of Bishops voted in December to allow priests in same-sex unions to be considered as long as they claim not to be sexually active.
The decision was met with criticism from both liberals and traditionalists alike and triggered open calls from some clergy for their gay counterparts simply to lie.
Gay rights campaigners derided the new policy questioning how the Church of England planned to “police” it.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10121364/Archbishops-to-ask-clergy-Are-you-having-gay-sex.html
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