AU: Primate affirms Anglican view: ‘marriage’ is between a man and a woman

9/12/2011
by Staff writer

The Anglican Church acknowledges and continues to participate in community discussion about altering marriage laws to recognise same sex partnerships and does so affirming its commitment to the present definition of marriage in the federal Marriage Act.

Anglican Primate of Australia and Archbishop of Brisbane, The Most Reverend Dr Phillip Aspinall, said the Church’s position could be seen in the resolutions of recent General Synods (Anglican policy-setting sessions).

He said the most recent General Synod (2010) resolved that “...this General Synod ... expresses its commitment to the present definition of Marriage under Commonwealth Law: that marriage means the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.” the rest