Sandi Toksvig says archbishop told her progress on same-sex marriage in Church of England will be 'glacial'
the church's position was "untenable".In a video, she said it was clear the "Church of England and the society it purports to represent are not remotely in step".They met after she expressed her dismay last year that the archbishop had reaffirmed the validity of a 1998 declaration by the church that gay sex was a sin.The archbishop has recently said he welcomed the Church of England's proposals to bless same-sex married couples, but said he would not personally carry them out due to his "pastoral relationship for the whole communion"."Yesterday I went to have coffee, tea, actually, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, not a sentence I thought would ever come out of my mouth," Toksvig said in her video."From our very calm and considered conversation yesterday, it is very clear that the State's Church of England and the society it purports to represent are not remotely in step.
Church of England votes to offer blessings to same-sex couples 'God is neither male nor female': Church of England is considering gender-neutral terms Vicar who shared controversial 9/11 article engaged in antisemitic activity, tribunal finds "Justin was keen for me to see that they are moving forward, but conceded that any progress, as I would see it, if it happens at all, will be glacial."She said it was also "very clear" opposing factions of the worldwide Anglican Communion were being "in part held together at the expense of the human rights of the LGBT+ community"."It's not okay.
And I said so," she said.Toksvig asked Archbishop to come out as gay allyShe continued: "I asked Justin if he could just come out.
I don't mean to make a surprise announcement about his sexuality, but come out as a gay ally."Basically, to come up for love, love for all.
