The Church of Scotland's own official account, published 23 May 2022, of the General Assembly's vote to change church law so a minister or deacon may apply to become an authorized celebrant for a same-sex marriage, quoting Moderator the Right Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields on the lengthy debate behind the decision and the pastoral discretion celebrants retain.
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Reliability Tier2
The church's own official account of its General Assembly's vote and the Moderator's own statement, tier 2 for a primary institutional account, corroborated by the independent PinkNews account of the same vote. NotesUsed for the vote's exact 274 to 136 margin, the presbytery approval count, the scheme's mechanics and the Moderator's statement.
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PublisherThe Church of Scotland
Publication Year2022
URLhttps://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/news-and-events/news/archive/2022/general-assembly-approves-scheme-to-conduct-same-sex-marriages
Source Typeorganization primary source
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