Civil partnerships require sensitivity, say Bishops

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[Church Times] July 29, 2005--The Church of England will allow gay priests to register a civil partnership when the Act comes into law this December, as long as they remain celibate, it was announced on Monday. But priests are warned to consider seriously the consequences of such a public act.