Bishops from four dioceses emerged from the house of bishops meeting in October struggling with how to proceed with plans to introduce same-sex blessings in their dioceses.
While the majority of bishops agreed to a moratorium on same-sex blessings, the bishops from the dioceses of Ottawa, Montreal, Niagara and Huron, and from the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior faced pressure at home to offer same-sex blessings.
Given the strong support for a moratorium and the fact that two significant meetings will be held early in 2009 ”” Anglican primates meet in February and the Anglican Consultative Council meets in May ”” few decisions are expected to be made before the spring.
Shocker, wot?!
[i]”…faced pressure at home to offer same-sex blessings.”[/i]
Faced pressure?? Faced pressure?? God’s word acquiesces before the desires of the now?
“While the majority of bishops agreed to a moratorium on same-sex blessings, the bishops from the dioceses of Ottawa, Montreal, Niagara and Huron, and from the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior faced pressure at home to offer same-sex blessings.”
This is THE problem. The Church should be shaping society, not conforming to it. Giving in to popular opinion will do nothing but take the Church down to the lowest common denominator or to the lower level aspired to by the GLBT crowd.
Same-old sell out by the overpaid purple-shirted wonders….they’ll piously vote for a moratorium, and then refuse to hold accountable those who choose to break it. This is what has led episcopal polity in Canada and the US over a cliff.