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In a letter to a leading Anglican gay rights campaigner, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, said that Church's teaching on sexuality was a “matter for discussion” during a series of special meetings being held behind closed doors. 

His comments make clear that the Church has not ruled out reconsidering its traditional teaching that marriage is only between a man and a woman and that sex outside of marriage is a “sin”. 

"It doesn’t involve much change in doctrine, it just involves stopping ‘throwing gays under the bus’ when they want to get married or when they fall in love," 
Rt Rev Alan Wilson 

But senior clerics have repeatedly acknowledged that any change to the Church of England’s position on the issue could trigger a split. 

Last month its US sister church, The Episcopal Church, was partially excluded from the global Anglican Communion for changing its official definition of marriage to include same-sex unions

Dr Sentamu’s comments came in a reply to Jayne Ozanne, a gay member of the decision-making General Synod who co-ordinated a letter signed by more than 100 senior Anglicans calling on the Church of England to “repent” of its attitude towards homosexuality. 

Archbishop Welby launched a process of “facilitated conversations” last year aimed at achieving “good disagreement” between liberals and traditionalists over the issue of sexuality. 

The meetings, taking place in small groups, are being overseen by a team of “facilitators” led by the Archbishop’s reconciliation director, Canon David Porter, a Belfast-born peacemaker. 

Much of the General Synod’s main annual meeting in York in July is to be given over to the special meetings from which ordinary churchgoers, the public and the media will be excluded. 

Speaking to the Synod on Monday, Canon Porter, said that the aim was not to overhaul church doctrine on the issue but help forge better understanding between different groups. 

“No-one is suggesting that the process which we have engaged in is one that is aimed at reaching agreement or even consensus,” he said. 

But in his letter to Ms Ozanne, Dr Sentamu said that the conversations would have an “outcome” and that they would specifically deal with the “Church’s doctrine of marriage as we have received it”. 

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin WelbyThe Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby  Photo: Reuters

Referring to Archbishop Welby’s recent public apology for the Church’s past treatment of gay people, Dr Sentamu said: “There needs to be clarity as to what such an expression of repentance does and does not mean. 

“It should not be misconstrued as to include an implicit rejection of the Church’s doctrine of marriage as we have received it.” 

But he went on: “As you know the Church of England’s understandings of these matters is a matter for discussion at the present time in our ‘Shared Conversations’. 

“The outcome of these conversations is not yet known.” 

The Bishop of Buckingham, the Rt Rev Alan Wilson, a leading liberal, said: “I would hope very strongly that the conversations would open doors in people’s minds and hearts towards one another. 

“I think a particularly interesting door to open in hearts would be to understand why this is a non-issue for the vast majority of people in Britain today. 

“I would certainly hope that the conversations would produce a way forward and I think a way forward would be people actually listening to one another. 

“It doesn’t involve much change in doctrine, it just involves stopping ‘throwing gays under the bus’ when they want to get married or when they fall in love. 

We have been having conversations about this issue in the Church of England for about 30 years and it is about time to understand what we have all heard.”

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