The Anglican Church of Southern Africa recently debated and ultimately rejected a proposal to allow individual bishops to approve the giving of blessings to couples in same-sex unions in local congregations which welcome the ministry. The church's ruling synod also voted against approving a set of prayers drawn up by the bishops for providing pastoral ministry to church members in civil unions. Lester Kiewit speaks to Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.
