Now that the Church of England has advised that it will allow homosexuals to become bishops, as long as they are celibate. Where can we expect this to lead?
As a Roman Catholic, I hesitate to wander onto the Anglican patch and comment but.........
And yes, I realize that this will cause all of the stories of the failings of individual RC priests who have been unmasked as paedophiles to be thrown-up as evidence of 'pots and kettles'. Personally, I don't think that the incidence of paedophile priests is higher than in the general population. I think, as a RC, that the most worrying issue (apart from the obvious breach of trust and the actual crimes committed against the children) was the action of some bishops in seeking to cover-up and dodge the issue.
Anyway, so to the CofE.
This has been on my mind for a few weeks and the latest announcement brings this forward. What will be the CofE position on the marriage of homosexual vicars and now, homosexual bishops? Will these be sanctioned and/or performed on holy ground? Who will verify celibacy, and how? CCTV in the Bishop's bedroom?
How does the CofE, in its small minded and highly parochial desire to be 'in' with the latest fashion, think that its approach will go down with the wider Anglican community? Do these foolish people think that the Anglicans in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa will simply accept this? Just like they accepted the homosexual Episcopalian American bishop?
Say what you like about the Roman Catholic church, our Holy Father doesn't pander to special interest groups and rush to follow the latest social trends. Yes, that may seem to make us 'old fashioned' or, to some 'reactionary' but better the certainty of that, than the moral decay that the CofE chases in following the latest mores.
As a Roman Catholic, I hesitate to wander onto the Anglican patch and comment but.........
And yes, I realize that this will cause all of the stories of the failings of individual RC priests who have been unmasked as paedophiles to be thrown-up as evidence of 'pots and kettles'. Personally, I don't think that the incidence of paedophile priests is higher than in the general population. I think, as a RC, that the most worrying issue (apart from the obvious breach of trust and the actual crimes committed against the children) was the action of some bishops in seeking to cover-up and dodge the issue.
Anyway, so to the CofE.
This has been on my mind for a few weeks and the latest announcement brings this forward. What will be the CofE position on the marriage of homosexual vicars and now, homosexual bishops? Will these be sanctioned and/or performed on holy ground? Who will verify celibacy, and how? CCTV in the Bishop's bedroom?
How does the CofE, in its small minded and highly parochial desire to be 'in' with the latest fashion, think that its approach will go down with the wider Anglican community? Do these foolish people think that the Anglicans in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa will simply accept this? Just like they accepted the homosexual Episcopalian American bishop?
Say what you like about the Roman Catholic church, our Holy Father doesn't pander to special interest groups and rush to follow the latest social trends. Yes, that may seem to make us 'old fashioned' or, to some 'reactionary' but better the certainty of that, than the moral decay that the CofE chases in following the latest mores.
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