US Diocesan bishops who blocked same-sex marriages take reluctant first steps toward allowing ceremonies – ENS July 18, 2018 by Fulcrum The Episcopal Church’s General Convention first approved trial rites for same-sex marriage ceremonies in 2015, but the bishops of eight domestic dioceses still refused to allow those ceremonies in their congregations as of this month, heading into the 79th General Convention in Austin, Texas. David Paulsen. ENS. 17 July 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare