Archbishop of Canterbury: I’d attend my child’s gay ‘wedding’
Al Mohler set the challenge. Namely, to attend a gay marriage is to be supportive, to endorse to celebrate what God condemns.
The leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion says that
"of course" he would attend a same-sex "marriage" ceremony.
In an interview with Spectator,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said that he would "always
love" his children if they were sexually attracted to the same sex. He
intimated a connection between loving his children and attending a
"marriage" ceremony between members of the same sex.
"Would I pray for them together? You bet I would,
absolutely," he stated. "Would I pray with them together? If they
wanted me to. If they had a civil service of marriage, would I attend? Of
course I would."
While the Church of England formally opposes redefining
marriage, Welby said, "I think the tide is turning in this country. We are
seeing many churches growing and particularly I would say that in the last
seven or eight years one of the most exciting things has been that, in the
aftermath of the Great Recession, we have seen the churches more active in
social structures again, in the social events of this country, than at any time
since 1945."
