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Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Gay marriage: ban on same sex church weddings 'may not be legally watertight'


The Church of England may not be safe from court challenges forcing it to conduct gay marriage as there is "no unanimous" legal opinion on the issue, a research briefing for MPs says.

Ahead of today's crucial vote in Parliament, MPs have been advised that lawyers are conflicted over whether the Government's ban on same-sex weddings in church is legally watertight.

The Government insists that it has a multiple "lock" stopping same-sex weddings in Church but House of Commons research quotes legal arguments for and against a successful legal challenge. Read more

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