tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21613239.post6898660027721664213..comments2024-01-21T08:12:21.016-05:00Comments on Saint Ronan Street Diary: Untying the Knot: Church, State and Same-sex UnionsAndrew McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304601214734931518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21613239.post-91555844845084778452009-12-15T22:59:03.973-05:002009-12-15T22:59:03.973-05:00So much for my original comment. The Diocese of M...So much for my original comment. The Diocese of Massachusetts has issued the following ststement:<br /><br />Clergy of this diocese may now solemnize marriages for all eligible couples, Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE announced on Nov. 29, the first Sunday in Advent and the beginning of the church year. <br /><br />The decision came, his statement said, after a long discernment process leading up tonicholls911https://www.blogger.com/profile/18368535377864382302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21613239.post-73746346792370053862009-12-09T17:01:27.398-05:002009-12-09T17:01:27.398-05:00The proposal is completely sensible and yet it con...The proposal is completely sensible and yet it continues to be resisted by parts of the church and the laity not to mention the unchurched. At the recent convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts perhaps the only resolution to generate discussion of any length was one in which the convention “expressed hope that the Bishop will permit clergy throughout the Diocese to sign marriage licenses for nicholls911https://www.blogger.com/profile/18368535377864382302noreply@blogger.com