The decision, announced on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ website Thursday morning, reverses a 2015 policy that deemed same-sex couples to be apostates of the faith, which made their children ineligible for baptism.
UTAH - The Mormon church will allow the children of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender parents to be baptiSed, but will not sanction same-sex marriage, its leadership said on Thursday.
The policy took effect on Thursday for the more than 16 million members of the Salt Lake City-based church.
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