Anger at Anglican gay 'wedding'

Sunday, 15 June 2008

Traditionalists in the Anglican Church have been angered after two gay clergymen exchanged vows in a version of a marriage ceremony.

The service, at St Bartholomew the Great Church in the City of London last month, used formal rites.

The Reverend Peter Cowell and the Reverend Dr David Lord were already civil partners.
Critics say the ceremony flouted guidelines, but the vicar who conducted it said church rules were not broken.

The couple are said to have exchanged vows and rings in front of hundreds of guests in the event thought to be the first of its kind in the Anglican Church. the rest

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