With over 80 million believers in 160 countries, the Anglican Communion has been grappling with LGBTQ+ issues since the 1970s.
In emphasizing the church’s love for all, including people in LGBTQ+ relationships, the pope has sidestepped thorny doctrinal issues.
The hard-won legal rights for LGBT+ people have slowly shifted some public perceptions and begun to filter through into the media around us.
Same-sex marriage and contraception rights could be under threat, if the same legal principle is used as in the recent abortion case.
The recent vote in Russia supporting Vladimir Putin’s constitutional reforms was pure theater and obscures growing friction between state and society.