http://www.churchnewspaper.com/news.php?read=on&number_key=5781&title=New%20Act%20will%20establish%20gay%20marriage%20critics%20warn

[The Church of England Newspaper] August 12, 2005--The partners of gay clergy will be able to remain in the vicarage for months, under proposed legislation to give full effect to the Civil Partnerships Act. The full extent of changes that will be brought in by the Act, which comes into effect this December, will establish the partnerships as equivalent to marriage, critics argue. They are particularly alarmed that the Government will introduce the changes to Church law having secured the consent of the House of Bishops and Archbishops’ Council, but without any discussion at the General Synod, in the dioceses or parishes.