The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, the Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, has issued Guidelines Regarding the Blessing of Same-Gender Unions:
Bishop’s Guidelines Regarding the Blessing of Same-Gender Unions
From the website of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Effective July, 2010
These guidelines are for the clergy of the Diocese of Maryland in keeping with Resolution CO56 of the 2009 General Convention of the Episcopal Church that states that bishops “may provide generous pastoral responses to meet the needs of members of this Church,” and that we “honor the theological diversity of this Church in regard to matters of human sexuality.”
1. As to whether or not to engage in performing and blessing same-gender unions within the Diocese, I respect the pastoral judgment and decisions of the clergy under my pastoral oversight. No priest of the Diocese of Maryland, canonically resident or licensed in accordance with the canons of The Episcopal Church, shall be required to bless a union of persons of the same gender, neither shall they be required to bless a civil marriage performed in another state.
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