In yesterday’s Sermon at St. Mary of the Angels (Anglican Church in America) in Hollywood, CA, the Rector, The Rev. Fr. Christopher P. Kelley, told his congregation to disregard the news reports of what is happening in Anaheim saying, “It is nonsense and heresy. They are already so far in the Pit they cannot see it. Their minds have been darkened and hearts hardened.”
Slightly off-topic, the deputies from the Diocese of San Diego have a blog up here – http://fromourdeputies.blogspot.com/ – and their write-up as far as reaction to D025 says in part (the boldface is mine, not the blogger’s):
Well, the fat is in the fire. The House of Deputies, by a wide margin, adopted DO25 a wordy resolution that in the end moves the church beyond BO33, the 2006 resolution that banned future gay bishops. DO25 leaves such future elections to the discernment of each diocese and the constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church which clearly do not set sexual orientation as a barrier to any level of ordination. It was a great moment on the floor of the deputies when the vote was announced.
But all hell is breaking loose with the conservatives: the General Synod of the Church of England (CofE) which is also in session, has received a motion to change its recognition from the Episcopal Church to the new break away Anglican Church of North America (ACNA), I understand that it cannot be acted on at this meeting of the Synod, but must wait until the next, whenever that is.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, of the CofE, has publicly regretted the action of the U.S. House of Deputies in adopting DO25 and the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church has responded to the Archbishop by warning the CofE not to stir up schism, declaring it a non-Christian act.
In the meantime, it continues to be the popular belief that the U.S. House of Bishops will kill DO25. Even Bishop John Chane, liberal and pro-gay, has been quoted as saying that DO25 is not helpful and doubts it will pass the House of Bishops. In my humble opinion, such an act by the bishops would be a PR disaster for them and if not resulting in a public booing, a virtual booing just the same. They will lose great influence with the people. It will change everything. . .
Of course, for me sexual orientation in and of itself means nothing as to someone’s worthiness to ordination – it’s their actions that determine that.
[blockquote]The gently-worded resolution, DO25, affirms Episcopal membership in the Anglican Communion while declaring that all orders of ministry, including the episcopate, are open to the LGBT baptized of the church. [/blockquote]
Does this sound like having cake and eating it too?
In yesterday’s Sermon at St. Mary of the Angels (Anglican Church in America) in Hollywood, CA, the Rector, The Rev. Fr. Christopher P. Kelley, told his congregation to disregard the news reports of what is happening in Anaheim saying, “It is nonsense and heresy. They are already so far in the Pit they cannot see it. Their minds have been darkened and hearts hardened.”
More and more people are getting it.
The ACIA has ‘gotten it’ since 1991.
Other Continuing Anglican groups have ‘gotten it’ since the 1970s and earlier.
Slightly off-topic, the deputies from the Diocese of San Diego have a blog up here – http://fromourdeputies.blogspot.com/ – and their write-up as far as reaction to D025 says in part (the boldface is mine, not the blogger’s):
Of course, for me sexual orientation in and of itself means nothing as to someone’s worthiness to ordination – it’s their actions that determine that.
[blockquote]The gently-worded resolution, DO25, affirms Episcopal membership in the Anglican Communion while declaring that all orders of ministry, including the episcopate, are open to the LGBT baptized of the church. [/blockquote]
Does this sound like having cake and eating it too?
More like blowing smoke, actually.