Activists criticized the apology for sounding 'hollow.'
The Church of England issued an apology for its treatment of LGBTQ people Friday, days after bishops said it would not allow same-sex marriages inside its churches following a six-year period of considering the issue and public disagreements among church bishops, with the result condemned by some activists as “hollow.”Key Factswrote
Friday, adding “the occasions on which you received a hostile and homophobic response in our churches are shameful and for this, we repent.” Despite the apology, the church noted its opinion on same-sex marriages—that marriage should be between a man and a woman—would not change.the apology “sounds hollow and cruel.”the apology: “Another apology for being institutionally homophobic, but no change.”to the BBC, adding he would not bless civil marriages between same-sex couples.in which the church said it would only recognize civil marriages or partnerships, adding there was not “sufficient consensus” to change the church’s opinion.
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