The Church of England’s guidance on services to celebrate the transition of transgender people has been met with opposition from senior church leaders.
Ten bishops and a number of priests have urged the CofE to rethink its guidance as they say it is a “misuse” of baptism, which should be about affirming faith, rather than ‘gender identity’.
The guidance says services should have “a celebratory character” and allow an opportunity for the congregation to “affirm them in their identity”. It suggests a service renewing baptismal commitment as the most appropriate setting....