"Then he said to Gene that he, when he joined the bishops of the ECUSA, would become (like it or not) a symbol of unity in that body--showing the unity of the church with the dispossessed and marginalized in our day. Big applause for this.
"Then he said he would leave Gene with two charges, one from him, and one from Jesus. For himself, he charged Gene to hold to his humility, despite all the attention showered on him.
"Then he said, The next charge I lay on you is from Jesus, and I'm not sure why I repeat it now, except I feel called to do so:
"Whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you; yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you." (Mt 10:14-20 ASV--he used the standard translation, but these are the verses)
Trembling! Ha! If he was an honorable man, he would have declined the position in order not to cause dissension and a likely rift in the church. It's obvious that his ego is too big. He's holding the entire *communion* hostage by his selfish actions.
The media is complicit in the homosexual recruitment of our impressionable youth.