Good news!

The Episcopal General Convention approved a rite for same-sex blessings by an 80% majority. "Starting on Dec. 2, the first Sunday of Advent, priests whose bishops give the OK will be allowed to bless the unions of gay and lesbian couples, whether same-sex marriage is legal in that state or not." The general convention also approved a policy explicitly allowing the ordination of transgender priests (the organization allowed the ordination of FAAB women priests beginning in 1978).