[Q]LONDON (AP) - An openly gay clergyman whose appointment as a bishop divided the Anglican church has decided not to take up his post, the Church of England said Sunday.
The church's spiritual leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, said the decision by the Rev. Jeffrey John should give Anglicans ``pause for thought.''
``This has been a time of open and painful confrontation, in which some of our bonds of mutual trust have been severely strained,'' Williams said. ``We need now to give ourselves the proper opportunities honestly to think through what has happened and to find what God has been teaching us in these difficult days.'' [/Q]
Well what has God been teaching you? If the man is acceptable to be a priest/minister why isn't he acceptable to be a Bishop? This is very contradictory, isn't it?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2875921,00.html
The former Bishop of Canterbury had this to say:
[Q]It emerged yesterday that Dr Williams's predecessor, George Carey, had already appointed two homosexual bishops during his tenure.
The former archbishop of Canterbury told The Sunday Times newspaper of Britain he allowed two gay ministers to become bishops between 1991 and 2001 after they privately assured him they were celibate.
"I have no doubt of their faithfulness ... and I want to set the record straight that I have never knowingly ordained a practising homosexual priest or bishop, nor would I ever want to do so," Lord Carey said.
The Anglican policy on sexuality allows for gay laity but says homosexual clergy must be celibate.[/Q]
Wow, the former Bishop of Canterbury seems to be quite tolorant. As long as he does't know it he is fine with it? Key word is "practicing" in his statement I guess. He admits two appointing two gay Bishops himself, but they were not "practicing".
It sounds like Clinton's don't ask don't tell policy.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6711631%5E421,00.html
The church's spiritual leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, said the decision by the Rev. Jeffrey John should give Anglicans ``pause for thought.''
``This has been a time of open and painful confrontation, in which some of our bonds of mutual trust have been severely strained,'' Williams said. ``We need now to give ourselves the proper opportunities honestly to think through what has happened and to find what God has been teaching us in these difficult days.'' [/Q]
Well what has God been teaching you? If the man is acceptable to be a priest/minister why isn't he acceptable to be a Bishop? This is very contradictory, isn't it?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2875921,00.html
The former Bishop of Canterbury had this to say:
[Q]It emerged yesterday that Dr Williams's predecessor, George Carey, had already appointed two homosexual bishops during his tenure.
The former archbishop of Canterbury told The Sunday Times newspaper of Britain he allowed two gay ministers to become bishops between 1991 and 2001 after they privately assured him they were celibate.
"I have no doubt of their faithfulness ... and I want to set the record straight that I have never knowingly ordained a practising homosexual priest or bishop, nor would I ever want to do so," Lord Carey said.
The Anglican policy on sexuality allows for gay laity but says homosexual clergy must be celibate.[/Q]
Wow, the former Bishop of Canterbury seems to be quite tolorant. As long as he does't know it he is fine with it? Key word is "practicing" in his statement I guess. He admits two appointing two gay Bishops himself, but they were not "practicing".
It sounds like Clinton's don't ask don't tell policy.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6711631%5E421,00.html
