In February, leaders of national churches – called primates – set a Sept. 30 deadline for the Episcopal Church to promise not to approve any more gay bishops or blessings of gay partnerships.
Episcopal bishops issued a cleverly worded declaration on Sept. 25 that angered both sides of the issue. In it, they promised to “exercise restraint” by not consenting to any candidate for bishop “whose manner of life presents a challenge” to the church.
“We perceived that decision failed to comply with the primates’ expectations and the primates’ directives to the Episcopal Church,” said the Rev. Marc Robertson, church rector.
“It became clear to us that this was the best direction for us to take in order to proclaim the authority of Holy Scripture and the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior,” said senior warden Steve Dantin in the statement sent Tuesday.
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The reporter got the “cleverly worded” part right. But didn’t Integrity celebrate the declaration?