Church of England says it will recognize marriages of transgender worshipers
The marriage of worshipers who transition to a different gender will still be valid, the Church of England has said.
The position extends only to worshipers who were in an opposite-sex relationship at the time of their marriage, it clarified.
The clarification was made in response to a question asked by Prudence Dailey, churchwarden of St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford, ahead of the General Synod in York.
It was one of over 100 questions to be answered by senior Church leaders on the opening day of Synod on Friday....
