Fresh attacks on Churchs stance on civil partnerships

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[The Church of England Newspaper] September 22, 2005--Two major Anglican societies this week joined the chorus of disapproval on the House of Bishops’ statement on civil partnerships as “openly encouraging practices contrary to the word of God and the doctrines of the Church of England.” The evangelical Church Society claimed that the Bishops’ statement in July was “flatly contradictory” and that the encouragement of civil partnerships equates to “the teaching of error, and the turning of a blind eye to sin.” The group criticise the bishops’ advice to clergy — claiming that advising clergy not to ask questions of those seeking baptism, confirmation and communion is in conflict with the doctrines of the Church and in contravention of the oath the bishops took when consecrated.