Ottawa votes yes to same-sex blessings
Marites N. Sison
October 13, 2007
Cornwall, Ont. The synod of the diocese of Ottawa, by an overwhelming vote of 177 to 97, today approved a motion requesting its bishop to
Cornwall, Ont. The synod of the diocese of Ottawa, by an overwhelming vote of 177 to 97, today approved a motion requesting its bishop to
Cornwall, Ont. Bishop John Chapman of Ottawa said Friday that regardless of the outcome of a motion asking him to allow same-sex blessings in the
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