Christians demand Justin Welby’s resignation after gay sex comment
Christians across the United Kingdom are calling for Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s resignation following his comments supporting sexual intimacy in same-sex relationships. They argue that his statements represent a fundamental departure from the Church of England’s doctrine on marriage and sexual ethics.
Welby stated in a recent podcast interview that sexual intimacy is morally acceptable in “stable, committed and faithful” relationships, regardless of gender, sparking backlash from Evangelicals within the denomination who accuse him of openly disregarding Church doctrine.
The Alliance, a collaboration of CofE groups adhering to biblical teachings on sexual ethics, have written to the archbishops and bishops expressing their concerns, as reported by Anglican Ink. They complained that “the correct constitutional process has not been followed for departing from current agreed doctrine or for a change of liturgy.”
The Church of England’s official doctrine states that “sexual intercourse, as an expression of faithful intimacy, properly belongs within marriage exclusively,” defining marriage as a lifelong union between “one man with one woman.” The pastoral guidance set out in 2023 for the Prayers of Love and Faith reiterates this stance, affirming that “it is within marriage that sexual intimacy finds its proper place.”
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Christians across the United Kingdom are calling for Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s resignation following his comments supporting sexual intimacy in same-sex relationships. They argue that his statements represent a fundamental departure from the Church of England’s doctrine on marriage and sexual ethics.
Welby stated in a recent podcast interview that sexual intimacy is morally acceptable in “stable, committed and faithful” relationships, regardless of gender, sparking backlash from Evangelicals within the denomination who accuse him of openly disregarding Church doctrine.
The Alliance, a collaboration of CofE groups adhering to biblical teachings on sexual ethics, have written to the archbishops and bishops expressing their concerns, as reported by Anglican Ink. They complained that “the correct constitutional process has not been followed for departing from current agreed doctrine or for a change of liturgy.”
The Church of England’s official doctrine states that “sexual intercourse, as an expression of faithful intimacy, properly belongs within marriage exclusively,” defining marriage as a lifelong union between “one man with one woman.” The pastoral guidance set out in 2023 for the Prayers of Love and Faith reiterates this stance, affirming that “it is within marriage that sexual intimacy finds its proper place.”
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
