Bishop blocks gay church blessing
A gay couple's church blessing has been blocked because the ceremony "looked too much like a wedding".
Paul Sewell, 41, and Andy Nicholson, 42 from Metheringham had planned a civil ceremony and then wanted a blessing in their local church in Dunston.
The Bishop of Lincoln, The Right Reverend John Saxbee, said a parish church was not an appropriate venue.
The couple had planned a civil partnership ceremony at Lincoln Register Office on 21 June.
They had asked the Rev Charles Sowden, who is standing in at St Peter's Church in Dunston, near Metheringham, to bless their union.
But after taking advice, Mr Sowden wrote to the couple saying it would be inappropriate for him to perform the ceremony.
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Paul Sewell, 41, and Andy Nicholson, 42 from Metheringham had planned a civil ceremony and then wanted a blessing in their local church in Dunston.
The Bishop of Lincoln, The Right Reverend John Saxbee, said a parish church was not an appropriate venue.
The couple had planned a civil partnership ceremony at Lincoln Register Office on 21 June.
They had asked the Rev Charles Sowden, who is standing in at St Peter's Church in Dunston, near Metheringham, to bless their union.
But after taking advice, Mr Sowden wrote to the couple saying it would be inappropriate for him to perform the ceremony.
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