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The Rev. George Pitcher writes: "am one of the 100 or so clergy from the Diocese of London who signed a petition to this week's Church of England "parliament", the General Synod, urging it to allow civil partnerships to be conducted in churches.

In many conservative quarters, this letter will generate outrage - not to mention wailing, gnashing of teeth and rending of clothing, though we've probably moved on from a slaughter of the first-born.

Let me explain why I signed: It's a simple rationale and I have four points to make.

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