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Church in Wales takes next step towards allowing same-sex marriages (nation.cymru)

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The Church in Wales is taking a further step towards changing its rules so same-sex weddings can take place in its churches.

Since 2021 it’s been possible for gay couples who have exchanged wedding vows in a civil ceremony to have their new status blessed in a church service. But so far the necessary constitutional move has not been made to permit weddings themselves.

According to the Church in Wales’ own rules, all three of its sections – clergy, bishops and lay members – must approve such a change, each by a two-thirds majority.

But while senior figures are confident that the clergy and bishops would approve the change, they have not been sure of the lay section, a significant number of whom maintain the conservative view that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.

Now a national service is being organised at Llandaff Cathedral to commemorate people who have suffered exclusion from Christian communities because of their sexuality or gender identity.

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