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The '''Council of London''' was a church council called in the year 1102 by [[Anselm]], Archbishop of Canterbury. It passed various decrees to reform the clergy, including a confirmation that homosexuality was sinful.
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The '''Council of London''' was a church council called in the year 1102 by [[Anselm]], Archbishop of Canterbury. It passed various decrees to reform the clergy, including reinforcing the ban on priests marrying. It also confirmed that homosexual acts were sinful and needed to be confessed.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:19, 23 October 2011

The Council of London was a church council called in the year 1102 by Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury. It passed various decrees to reform the clergy, including reinforcing the ban on priests marrying. It also confirmed that homosexual acts were sinful and needed to be confessed.