Should same-sex couples be allowed to get married in a church?

Members of the Church of England’s ruling body have voted not to “take note” of a controversial report on homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

The report by the House of Bishops called for a “culture of welcome and support” for gay Christians.

But it maintained that marriage in church should only be between a man and a woman, and services should not be held to bless same-sex relationships.

The motion was defeated by the House of Clergy, following hours of debate.

Concluding the debate, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who supported the report, called for a “radical new Christian inclusion”.

He said: “There are no problems here, there are simply people.”

He added: “The current report is not the end of the story. We will – as the bishops – think again and go on thinking. We will seek to do better.

What are your views?  Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry in church? Should the Church of England move with the times? Or should the Church of England continue to consider marriage as “a union, permanent and lifelong, of one man with one woman”?