Prayers of Love and Faith, commended by the Church of England's General Synod in 2023 for use in blessing same-sex committed relationships, is cited as a custodian source: the church's own governing body speaking for what it has itself authorised, which is exactly the kind of authority that settles that question. Its strength is that direct institutional authority. Its limit is that it is the synodical instrument itself, not independent theological analysis of the document or of the wider debate it provoked, which remains contested among Anglican provinces.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the church's own governing body speaking for what it has itself authorised, direct institutional authority though not independent theological analysis of the wider debate it provoked. NotesThe General Synod of the Church of England's own text Prayers of Love and Faith (2023); the synodical instrument itself, not independent theological analysis.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyGeneral Synod of the Church of England
Custodian BasisLiturgical material commended by a church own governing synod. Authoritative for what the Church of England has authorised.
Citation
AuthorGeneral Synod of the Church of England
Publication Year2023
Source Typeprimary-text
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 9 claims: 9 well-attested.
- Rituals, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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