‘Political Developments’ Influenced Church’s Decision to Support Gay Marriage: Senior Anglican Minister

Father James Collins holds a service in the yard of St Paul's Anglican Church in Burwood with seating observant of social distancing in Sydney, Australia, on March 22, 2020. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

A senior Australian Anglican minister has said the Anglican church’s stance in the same-sex marriage debate has been influenced by global political trends rather than the authority of the Bible.

The comment comes after Australia’s General Synod in May saw the majority of bishops refuse to affirm man-woman marriage, with progressive bishops saying it excludes the LGBT community.