NEW YORK (AP) – Presiding Bishop Michael Curry says the Episcopal Church will not roll back its acceptance of gay marriage despite sanctions imposed by Anglican leaders.
In England, where he attended the gathering of top Anglican archbishops, Curry said he told his fellow Anglican leaders they should expect no change.
The top Episcopal legislative body, called General Convention, last year voted overwhelmingly to authorize same-sex marriage ceremonies in church. In response, Anglican leaders stripped the Episcopal Church of any role in deciding doctrine or determining how the Anglican Communion operates for three years, effectively reducing the church to observer status in the 85 million-member global fellowship.
Curry said the Episcopal church will work toward building acceptance of same-sex relationships throughout the Anglican fellowship, which the Episcopal Church represents in the United States. A majority of Anglican leaders at the meeting affirmed the teaching that marriage is only the union of a man and a woman.
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