Blessing Rite Approved in Niagara
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article35768
- Author
- Chaplin, Ron
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Integrator
- Date
- 2009 August
- Volume
- 2009
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 1
- Notes
- "Bishop Michael Bird of the Diocese of Niagara announced early in July [2009] that he had approved a new rite of blessing for couples who have been civilly married, regardless of the gender of the couple. For same-sex couples, clergy can seek the authorization of the Bishop, on a case-by-case basis, effective 1 September 2009". "The rite developed in Niagara is innovative, drawing on resources from the dioceses of New Westminster, Los Angeles, and the Church of New Zealand, among others. The committee which drafted the rite has also offered five theological reflections explaining the rationale for the diocese's actions."
- Subjects
- Same sex unions - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Niagara
- Anglican Church of Canada - Liturgy - Texts
- Civil marriage - Canada
- Bird, Michael A. (Michael Allan), 1957-
- Location
- General Synod Archives