Church of England keeps ban on same-sex marriages
4 years ago(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2017 two women are wrapped into a rainbow flag as they attend a rally of gays and lesbians in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The same-sex partners of EU citizens have the right to live in any member state whatever their nationality, the bloc's top court ruled on June 5, 2018, even in countries that do not recognise gay marriage. "Although the Member States have the freedom whether or not to authorise marriage between persons of the same sex, they may not obstruct the freedom of residence of an EU citizen by refusing to grant his same-sex spouse, a national of a country that is not an EU Member State, a derived right of residence in their territory," the court said. / AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZ
The Church of England will not change its rules to allow priests to marry same-sex couples following five years of internal debate on the issue, it announced on Wednesday.