The southern Ontario diocese of Niagara, meeting at its annual synod, on Nov. 17 voted to allow civilly-married gay couples, “where at least one party is baptized,” to receive a church blessing.
Bishop Ralph Spence, who had refused to implement a similar vote three years ago, this time gave his assent, making Niagara the third diocese since the June General Synod convention to accept same-sex blessings.
Of the 294 clergy and lay delegates, 239 voted yes, 53 said no and two abstained. In 2003, out of 319 delegates, 213 voted yes and 106 said no.
Good. We need clarity.
I just realized what has been most distressing to me about both of the Niagara threads. Every time I see either headline, my poor tired brain wants to rearrange ‘Niagara’ to spell ‘Nigeria’. So every time I see the headlines, I have to pause and read them more carefully.
[url=http://new.kendallharmon.net/wp-content/uploads/index.php/t19/article/7688/ ]What about ancient tradition? What about not aggravating the current tensions in the Anglican Communion? [/url] What a farce. What a bunch of hypocrites.
Kind of puts into perspective how much credence you can give liberal promises, doesn’t it?