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Wednesday, August 06, 2003
I don’t want this lost… as i want to comment on it….
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 5 — The Rev. V. Gene Robinson was confirmed Tuesday night as the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church after surviving a last-minute investigation of allegations of inappropriate conduct. Conservative members of the Anglican Communion said they were considering whether to leave the church in protest.Comments:
on 08/06 at 08:57 AM said:
The comment that stands out to me was one I heard on the news last night. One of the bishops said that he expected they would vote to confirm Robinson and, in doing so, would be fulfilling the will of the people of the New Hampshire diocese.
Um, Bishop? [Not you, Rick.] What about God?
basil on 08/06 at 10:14 AM said:
With all due respect to the obvious right action which was not taken, the Anglican Communion has typically felt that the will of the People of God expresses the will of God. They typically also feel that God’s will is determined dynamically, in concert, with the people of God. The sense of God’s will as a magisterium — and a depostium fidei — is absent; it has been progressively lost since His Majesty Henry VIII decided he would make a better pope than the one in Rome.
Moose on 08/06 at 04:55 PM said:
Apart from the Bible, which, of course, came from the church, how does one ascertain what the “Will of God” is, other than through the church?
One would have thought it obvious that if the “will of the people” contradicts with the “Word of God” then obviously the “Word of God” is wrong… right?
Chris J. Davis on 08/11 at 08:50 AM said:
*/Chris slightly amused, watches Moose perform the inflamitory dance./*
I have no great insight into this situation, I only know that this decision goes against the teachings of the Church HistoricalTM, in numerous ways.
I forsee a s#*t-storm for the worldwide Anglican community. This should be interesting.
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