Being reasonable about sex in the Church of Ireland

The worldwide Anglican Communion is continuing to work through a response to human sexuality in the context of Christian belief. Since 2012 the House of Bishops here in Ireland have called for a period of “discernment”. Discernment involves a number of related practices including at least the following: listening, praying, studying and reflecting. These are all essential to the process but we also need to debate and to argue for different positions or understandings.

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William Olhausen

is rector of Killiney Ballybrack (Dublin), national coordinator for CME, hon sec of the Dublin and Glendalough diocesan councils, and a member of the standing committee to the General Synod.