"The Church of England's crisis over homosexuality deepened yesterday after gay clergy said that they would defy their bishops over civil partnerships. Some told The Daily Telegraph that they had no intention of assuring their bishops that they will be sexually abstinent when they "marry" their partners."

"In a separate development, more than 20 clergy have signed a petition promising to offer formal blessings to couples who have entered into civil partnerships despite the bishops' ban on the practice." (THE LAODICEAN TYPE CHURCH REMAINS UNREPENTANT)

FULL STORY at
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/08/nchur08.xml