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From Boston about C of E-
The Church of England, the English mother branch of the Anglican Communion worldwide, is considering a proposal that would give the partners of gay priests some of the same rights awarded to priests’ spouses.
Not surprisingly, the proposal isn’t being accepted with open arms by everyone in the sprawling church, which encompasses the (recently) liberal Episcopal Church in the United States and very traditional Anglican church in the developing world.
As the (U.K. Telegraph reports, "Traditionalists have expressed strong opposition to the move, which they claim would give official recognition to homosexual relationships." The church’s hierarchy will debate the proposal in February, at a General Synod.
If passed, priests’ significant others would receive financial benefits, among other privileges. The church bars clergy from being in active gay relationships, although they can enter civil partnerships provided they are celibate.
The Episcopal Church, on the other hand, has been far more tolerant toward gay priests. The bishop of New Hampshire is gay, and an incoming bishop in Los Angeles is a lesbian. Both are in committed relationships and (one assumes) are not practicing 100 percent celibacy.
Great Britain does not have same-sex civil marriage, but it does have civil unions. About 200 priests in the kingdom are believed to have entered such a legal agreement.
More here-
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=101271
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