That infuriated LGBT campaigners within the church and several bishops condemned the wording, including the Bishop of Manchester and the Bishop of Southwark in England.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how the wording, known as Lambeth I.10 made it into the calls. Kevin Robertson, the openly gay Bishop of York-Scarborough in Canada and a member of the working group tasked with drafting that section of the calls, said that the language was never discussed in the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never agreed to this call in its current form,\u201d he said, adding that the claim that it was the mind of the Anglican Communion to reject same-sex marriage \u201cis simply not true\u201d.<\/p>\n

After stating on Monday evening that the calls would be amended, the conference published a new version late Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Justin Welby \u2018caught out by manoeuverings behind the scenes\u2019<\/h2>\n

The new language reads: \u201cMany Provinces continue to affirm that same-gender marriage is not permissible\u2026  Other Provinces have blessed and welcomed same-sex union\/marriage after careful theological reflection and a process of reception. As Bishops we remain committed to listening and walking together to the maximum possible degree, despite our deep disagreement on these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources within the church suggested to The Telegraph <\/em>that Lord Welby and Tim Thornton, the chair of the conference, had been caught out by manoeuverings behind the scenes. Lambeth Palace declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n

The conference organisers also responded by adding a third, no option for the final vote on the calls. Previously delegates had only been able to express full or qualified agreement.<\/p>\n

The Anglican Communion faces significant divisions between socially liberal members, focused in the UK and wealthy, Western nations, and the more numerous social conservatives mostly from African countries but with significant backing from bishops in the United States.<\/p>\n

Those divisions led to the decision not to hold a conference in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFavorite <\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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