Australian and Irish bishops issue separate statements on same-sex relationships – ACNS May 15, 2018 by Fulcrum There is “little appetite” in parishes to continue discussing human sexuality, the House of Bishops of the Church of Ireland has said, in a statement in which the stress that the province’s marriage service “remains unchanged and marriage may be solemnised only between a man and a woman.” In a separate statement, the House of Bishops of the Church of Australia said that the doctrine of their Church was that “marriage is a lifelong union between a man and a woman.” ACNS. 15 May 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare