tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post5621316403669922300..comments2023-11-10T09:15:40.084-08:00Comments on The Friends of Jake: Canadian Diocese Says 'Yes' to BlessingsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-34416310213085326212008-10-25T06:41:00.000-07:002008-10-25T06:41:00.000-07:00ITit's no different from what is happening in the ...IT<BR/>it's no different from what is happening in the Episcopal Church in Massachusetts and California.<BR/><BR/>Only General Synod can change the canons, which currently restrict marriage to a union between a man and a woman. But the canons are silent on blessings of civil marriages, leaving room for dioceses to authorize such blessings. Hopefully there will be some change coming at GS 2010 (but any canonical change will take two successive General Synods)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-65312008269267461812008-10-24T16:36:00.000-07:002008-10-24T16:36:00.000-07:00That's OK IT. Besides, 'ca' is the ISO...That's OK IT. Besides, 'ca' is the ISO country code for Canada anyway ;)<BR/><BR/>Canada: the Sane Country®Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-64005817790994358682008-10-24T14:55:00.000-07:002008-10-24T14:55:00.000-07:00Sorry I meant Canada, not CA. I have CA on the br...Sorry I meant Canada, not CA. I have CA on the brain as you have seen...<BR/><BR/><BR/>iTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-11650189707930511372008-10-24T13:55:00.000-07:002008-10-24T13:55:00.000-07:00What is muddled in CA is that civil marriage is le...What is muddled in CA is that civil marriage is legal for gays, but only blessings in Church?<BR/><BR/>Not a bad thing if you believe that state and church should be separated, but isn't that the wrong way round somehow?IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.com