Why should the Church of England double down and deny when it has been caught saying something palpably untrue? You might say, "because it combines aggression with incompetence", but that's not the whole truth. In the end, there is something more revealing here, which does much to explain the way that the schism in the Anglican Communion will come to England.
First the story. Last month, the House of Bishops put out a "pastoral letter" explaining that bishops and clergy could neither celebrate nor take part in gay marriages – though they are allowed to enter into civil partnerships.
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