The Church of England has issued a formal apology for its “shameful” treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. “The Church of England has made it clear that LGBT+ people are not entitled to an equal place within the Anglican communion. “Fifty-five percent of Anglicans support same-sex marriage, according to a YouGov poll last year. The church is out of touch.”Same-sex marriage is backed my a majority of Church of England membersAs Tatchell stated, a majority of Church of England members believe that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right. Less than one in 10 (9%) believed same-sex marriage to be “wrong” in some capacity – a decrease in comparison to recent years.
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