Gay marriage issue delays city church unity plan
By Sharon Boase
The Hamilton Spectator
(Nov 27, 2006)

A groundbreaking move to foster unity among three Christian churches in Hamilton has been postponed indefinitely due to friction over gay marriage.

An annual worship service recognizing the common baptism of Anglicans, Lutherans and Roman Catholics will be cancelled for the third consecutive year this January because Catholic leaders fear their flock might become "confused" that their church is considering gay marriage.

As Anglicans and Lutherans are recognizing relationships between gays and lesbians to varying degrees, Catholics have remained steadfast foes of the idea. the rest