Although the split occurred after the American province ordained a gay bishop, the Rev. Eric Dudley, pastor at St. Peter’s, said the problems ran much deeper.
“Homosexuality became a lightning-rod issue, but underlying that was the much larger issue of the role Scripture plays in the church,” he said.
The idea that Jesus is a way, rather than the way to God is one example, Dudley said. He said most of the 77 million Anglicans worldwide, including Orombi, adhere to a more “classical” view of the Bible.
The Rev. Jim Needham – pastor of St. Luke’s Anglican Fellowship, also a sponsor of the archbishop’s visit along with St. Peter’s and Trinity Anglican Church in Thomasville – has met Orombi twice. He describes him as a “wonderful combination of gentleness and strength.”
“He has a firmness of convictions but at the same time cares a lot for people,” Needham said.
In addition to raising three children, for instance, Orombi also has taken in a number of children and supported them through college.
I read this in the Tallahasse Demoncrap today, it was on page one of the Faith Section (D), but below the fold and NOT continued inside (one could read it all rather quickly).
I thought it a good presentation and applauded the inclusion of Eric Dudley’s exposition of the ‘troubles’, rather than just parroting the ‘party line’. I would have liked them to print more from Fr. Dudley, but in these times we take what we can get.
Jim Elliott
Tallahassee, FL
The only way to find it on Tallahassee.com was to search for “Dudley,” “St. Peter’s,” or “Orombi.” To my knowledge, there has never been a direct “Religion” link on Tallahassee.com. How do they expect their readers to find these stories if they don’t get the print edition that has these sections?
Here is the press release from St. Peter’s: http://www.saint-peters.net/orombi