Church of England votes to remove outdated document on sexuality from clergy selection


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  • Wednesday, 16 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: People attend the opening session of the Church of England General Synod, in London, Britain, February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -The Church of England's governing body voted on Tuesday to do away with requiring those who want to become clergy to agree to a 1991 document on sexuality, saying some of the assumptions in the paper now appeared prejudicial and offensive.

The document, titled "Issues in Human Sexuality," described "homosexual practice as especially dishonourable" and called on homosexual Christians to lead a life of abstinence.

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