Australia’s Anglican “Blessing” Liturgy – What is it?

October 8, 2019 / David Ould / Blog, Featured, Jude 3, Sexual Ethics / 5 Comments

The same-sex marriage blessing liturgy presented to the Wangaratta synod for their approval (and due to be presented to the upcoming Newcastle synod) is not a new piece of work but, rather, heavily dependent upon other similar liturgies first developed more than 20 years ago in the 1990s and earlier. Students of this topic will be aware of […]

Wangaratta Bill and Liturgy

September 6, 2019 / David Ould / Jude 3, Sexual Ethics / No Comments

Below is the bill that was passed by the Synod of the Diocese of Wangaratta on 31 August 2019. We’ll provide more comment in due course.

Wangaratta – Text of Primate’s Referral to Appellate Tribunal

September 6, 2019 / David Ould / Jude 3, Sexual Ethics / No Comments

As foreshadowed, the Primate has referred the matter of Wangaratta’s blessing of individuals in a same-sex marriage to the Appellate Tribunal. The full referral letter is set out below: Over the coming weeks we’ll be preparing an analysis of these questions and some suggested answers.