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Episcopal Church Ready to Bless Gay Couples

Ritual would be first offered to same-sex couples by a major denomination

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 6, 2012 6:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Episcopal Church is soon expected to become the first major denomination to offer a ritual designed to bless gay couples. If approved, the rite will sure sound a lot like the marriage liturgy, as it features famed phrases like "we are gathered here...   Read full story »

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