Anglican Church of Canada To Review Blessing Same-Sex Unions
 
January 20, 2005 -- "The Primate's Theological Commission of the Anglican Church of Canada met Jan. 14-17, in Oakville, Ont. to address a question put to it by the General Synod of the church in 2004."
"The General Synod had voted to defer a clause of a resolution calling the church to "affirm the authority and jurisdiction of any diocesan synod, with the concurrence of its bishop, to authorize the blessing of committed same sex unions." In deferring the resolution it requested the Primate's Theological Commission "to review, consider and report to the Council of General Synod, by its spring 2006 meeting, whether the blessing of committed same sex unions is a matter of doctrine."

 
FULL STORY at http://generalsynod.anglican.ca/stories/news.php?newsItem=2005-01-20_ptc.news
 
Groups Express Approval of Same-Sex Marriage
"The moderator of Canada's largest Protestant denomination (The United Church of Canada) has written letters to the Prime Minister and members of Parliament urging Ottawa to ensconce same-sex marriage in the federal law, and one of Canada's largest unions adopted a resolution strongly supporting same-sex marriage rights."

FULL STORY at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050121.wsame-sex0121/BNStory/Front