This is another battle in the UMC. The war for it isn’t over. The official Methodist doctrine still forbids it. This guy only oversees CT and NY region.
I’ve seen UMC in various intensities. The good ones are serious about salvation, almost like an Arminian flavor of Baptist. The bad ones are about mushy self esteem. (I saw one that put on a musical about Daniel with a girl as the title character. Hello, there is a reason it’s not Danielle.)
The west coast UMC is already joined to the enemy. I left years ago after the minister preached that there was no hell, no devil and no demons. John Lennon would have been proud.
Sorry, the battle is over and lost. As soon as a “faith” entity entertains the consideration of the benefits/legitimacy of sinful living, it has ceased to be Christian.
The only way I could see this as being otherwise is if the apostate bishop is denounced, removed and defrocked instantly. which of course he will not be. Not from the denomination that hosts an abortion celebration in their national headquarters annually on Roe v. Wade Day.