The Archbishop of Canterbury issued a “profound apology” to the lesbian and gay Christian community today.
In a powerful address to the General Synod, Dr Rowan Williams warned that any schism within the Church would represent a betrayal of God’s mission.
But he made clear that he regretted recent rhetoric in which he has sought to mollify the fears of the traditionalist wing of the church.
The Archbishop is from the Church’s liberal wing and a man who once espoused equal rights for gays within the Church. More recently he has adopted a conservative line for the sake of Church unity.
It’s hard to know from this article what he was really saying.
It is ALWAYS hard to know what he is saying. If he is doing the best he can, then that is the problem.
This ranks with “I voted against it before I voted for it.”
I think he was apologizing that recent statements he has made were interpreted as if he were not recognizing the value or human-ness of gays and lesbians. He is apologizing for giving that impression. I don’t think he is backing off the content of the comments.
In reading this, and other recent articles which quote him, the ABC
comes across as a tepid academic.
Oi vey. He’s said everything. He’s done nothing to suggest he’s followed any words to any traditionalist. He is soooo the Archbishop of Can’t-erbury.
How can practicing homosexuals be priests and follow what St. Paul said about this issue? Oh, the Bible is out of date.