Canadian Military chaplains ready to bless gay marriages
Military chaplains are considering offering same-sex marriage ceremonies as a gesture to help homosexual service people feel more at ease in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Anglican ministers within the army are discussing making themselves available for "blessings" of gay and lesbian couples.
A Defence Department official said there is nothing stopping a chaplain from officiating at the union of a gay or lesbian soldier.
"I would dearly love to be free to celebrate such ministry if requested by a couple to do so," Major John Fletcher, a senior Anglican chaplain, said in a recent letter. "At present, my Church does not permit this. But I believe that God is not finished with any of us yet."
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