Is the Episcopal Church’s impending schism really about the theological rift that sprung up after the consecration of its first openly gay bishop, the Rev. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire?
Or is the brouhaha really about a church in battle with itself about how to be financially solvent and theologically relevant in today’s competitive religious marketplace?
Last weekend, the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh voted in favor of separating from the national church over theological beliefs on homosexuality. “What we’re trying to do is state clearly in the United States for the authority of Scripture,” Bishop Robert Duncan of Pittsburgh said after the vote.
But “authority of Scripture” doesn’t hold weight here because the Episcopal Church has always been challenged on this issue.
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