8 October 2014 A.D. Church of England’s Entrenched Split on Same-Sex Marriage
8 October 2014 A.D. Church of England’s Entrenched Split on Same-Sex Marriage Brown, Andrew. “ Church of England’s gay marriage split is as entrenched as ever.” The Guardian. 8 Oct 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2014/oct/08/church-of-england-gay-marriage . Accessed 8 Oct 2014. Church of England’s gay marriage split is as entrenched as ever As the evangelical Reform group pulls out of talks after it was accused of homophobia, reconciliation seems far away John Sentamu, the archbishop of York, has been criticised for supporting sanctions against a gay priest who married his partner. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Hopes that the Church of England might be able to discuss its deep differences over gay people looked sillier yesterday after the conservative evangelical group Reform pulled out of conversations . It was upset over the failure to “admonish” a prominent liberal, while gay protest...