The Montreal diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada will vote Saturday on a proposal to allow priests to bless same-sex marriages and unions.
The vote comes a week after the diocese of Ottawa voted to allow similar blessings. Like the Ottawa motion, the one in Montreal would give final approval to the bishop and would not permit priests to conduct actual marriages.
Delegates to the annual synod of the diocese of Ottawa, which encompasses Canada's capital and much of Eastern Ontario, voted 177 to 97 to pass the motion. Bishop John Chapman told a news conference that he intends to take his time before reaching a decision.
The vote comes a week after the diocese of Ottawa voted to allow similar blessings. Like the Ottawa motion, the one in Montreal would give final approval to the bishop and would not permit priests to conduct actual marriages.
Delegates to the annual synod of the diocese of Ottawa, which encompasses Canada's capital and much of Eastern Ontario, voted 177 to 97 to pass the motion. Bishop John Chapman told a news conference that he intends to take his time before reaching a decision.
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