On the subject of same sex unions, the primate admitted to the parishioners that views on that issue are still polarized among Canadian Anglicans, but there is a growing “middle” that consists of people who are more tolerant.
“The middle has a greater capacity to embrace the differences we have,” he said.
He said the issue has sparked heated debates between the heads of the church, with some priests being open to inclusiveness while others view the openness of the church as a “slippery slope.”
“Not every priest is going to be comfortable doing this,” he said.
“No one can hear the gospel on an empty stomach,” he said.
When some priests are “open to inclusiveness” of this sort, one is not at the top of, or even on, a slippery slope. No, then one has already intentionally driven off a high cliff and has either crashed to the ground below or is in free fall before the inevitable crash. Kyrie Elieson!
“Not every priest is going to be comfortable doing this,” he said.
Only the ones who want jobs.
The Middle–not to be crude, but I think Christ used the word vomit to describe those whose faith is lukewarm. Yet some would make a virtue of such and call it “tolerance” or “embracing differences.”