No gay blessings in Canada Church
By Ian Gunn BBC News, Vancouver
Monday, 25 June 2007

The Anglican Church of Canada has decided against offering blessing ceremonies to same-sex couples.

A proposal to allow blessings dominated the Church's General Synod meeting in the city of Winnipeg.

Opponents said the Church should not endorse homosexuality, while supporters urged it to break from tradition.

But while this may ease tensions in the wider Anglican community, it is not clear it settles the issue in Canada, where gay marriage is already legal. the rest

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