The Rev. Canon Stephen Race (R) is consecrated as the new Bishop of Beverley during a service in York Minster on November 30, 2022, in York, England. The Rev. Canon Stephen Race, currently serves as Rector of The Benefice of Central Barnsley in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds and also Area Dean of Barnsley. The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, lead the service. | Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
The Church of England’s Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, responded to pressure to answer whether homosexuality and same-sex marriage are sinful by saying the CofE’s new stance on the issue is that it’s OK, as long as couples are in “committed, stable, faithful relationships,” adding that same-sex married couples will be “welcomed fully into the life of the Church, on their terms.”
This comes on the heels of the denomination’s recent decision not to officiate same-sex marriages but to offer blessings for same-sex couples in civil partnerships within its churches.
