Synod decision sees launch of 'parallel province'

The decision to approve the bishops’ proposals at July’s General Synod meeting has kicked off the launch of the de facto parallel province, as warned of by the Alliance (a coalition of groups within the Church of England who are committed to upholding the existing biblical and historic doctrine of marriage and sexual ethics). CEEC will now work with our partners in the Alliance to make this a reality.

Following the Synod decision, standalone services of blessing for same sex couples will now happen in the very near future in a church near you. The timetable has also been set for the removing of discipline and rules around clergy marrying their same sex partners. It is dismaying that the leaders of the Church of England seem intent on leading the church away from the Biblical teaching and doctrine passed down through the centuries and shared by millions of Christians in the Anglican Communion today.

It is deeply disappointing that despite hearing repeatedly in speeches of the need to build trust by avoiding bad process, and CEEC’s continued advocacy of the insufficiency of the proposed delegated arrangements, Synod passed the Motion, and the Prayers of Love and Faith bus continues to move forward.