http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/news/?NewsID=3221
[Religious Intelligence] 5 Nov 2008--The Diocese of Montreal will take “an incremental step forward” and start preparing rites for the blessing of gay civil marriages, Bishop Barry Clarke told his diocesan synod on Oct 24. Bishop Clarke’s call comes as part of a wider move by American and Canadian dioceses to support gay marriages and civil unions.
Montreal had been “called by God to speak with a prophetic voice,” on gay blessings, Bishop Clarke said, explaining that “it is our voice that is called to affirm that all people are loved, valued and precious before God and the Church. It is our voice that is called to affirm that all unions of faithful love and life-long commitment are worthy of God's blessing and a means of God’s grace. In time our voice will either be affirmed by the body, or stand corrected.”
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