“Bishop [Neil] Alexander [of Atlanta] said that he hoped for a ”˜clear and unambiguous’ statement from the bishops. Well, judging by the initial media response, the statement released Tuesday night falls short of ”˜clear and unambiguous,’” noted respected theologian Dr. R. Albert Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and one of America’s pre-eminent evangelical leaders.
Whoops! a) it was a commitment only to “exercise restraint” (insofar as it was a commitment at all); b) it applied only to bishops and said nothing at all about other apostolic orders.
Other than that, the dear old BBC is quite right…
“Respected theologians.” Al Mohler?