UK gay priests can get married, they just can't get laid
A Church of England proposal has would allow gay priests to marry their boyfriends, although they still have to remain celibate. A group of senior bishops led by Rowan Williams (pictured), the Archbishop of Canterbury, believe the decision ensures that gay and lesbian clergy who wish to register relationships under the new "civil partnerships" law - which would give them many of the tax and inheritance advantages of married couples — will not lose their licenses to be priests. They will, however, have to give an assurance to their diocesan bishop that they will abstain from sex. Question for those who know - can heterosexual priests have sex with their spouse?
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