Episcopal pastor rebukes diocese

Washington Times ^ | 3/01/04 | Julia Duin

[kattracks]

The pastor of a Capitol Hill Episcopal parish has challenged the Diocese of Washington with a resolution rebuking same-sex "marriage," and a debate scheduled in his church was canceled yesterday after documents were stolen and trashed.

A draft of the one-page statement, which was presented Saturday to members at Calvary Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill, declares that "Holy Scripture does not support giving God's blessing to a sexual relationship outside marriage, be that relationship homosexual or heterosexual" and that "councils of the Episcopal Church have, and sometimes will, err."

[nickcarraway]

Calvary is the largest of several mostly minority churches — those with large Hispanic, black or West African immigrant congregations — in the diocese that are troubled by the Robinson consecration.

The Rev. Edmund V. Olifiers, a retired priest who has filled in at several such parishes, recalls a tempestuous meeting between Bishop John B. Chane of Washington and parishioners at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Adelphi several months ago.

They gave Bishop Chane, who voted for Bishop Robinson, "a real earful" of unhappy comments, Mr. Olifiers said. "There's a feeling of betrayal, but what's a powerless parish going to do?

"I am surprised at the amount of conservatism among the Latinos. Neither the Hispanics nor the blacks are completely in the left pocket."

[jimtorr]

Mr. Hopkins then took the podium to say, "We don't all agree homosexuality is a sin," at which point Calvary member Kevin Franklin shot back, "So we don't agree with the Bible?"

"I am a baptized Christian person," Mr. Hopkins responded.

Way to change the subject, with a meaningless rejoinder.

Oh, by all means, lets make our "feelings" more important than scripture. The Sodomites emphasize their feelings several times in this article. I would tell them that feelings are irrelevent, what does scripture say?

[garylmoore]

"Holy Scripture does not support giving God's blessing to a sexual relationship outside marriage, be that relationship homosexual or heterosexual"

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Amen

[cricket]

I have been wondering what this Church will do if and when, Robinson decides to marry his partner.

The slippery slope has been set upon and the downhill trip is an ugly one.

Never let a Liberal be your travel guide.

[meandog]

EXTREME ANGER (even in Lent)! Oo-o-o-o-oh, I'M getting closer and closer to conversion to the Roman Church (yep, they've had problems with gay priests too, but at least faced up to it and did something about it)...I was taught that marriage is a sacriment!

[azhenfud]

Mr. Hopkins then took the podium to say, "We don't all agree homosexuality is a sin," at which point Calvary member Kevin Franklin shot back, "So we don't agree with the Bible?"
"I am a baptized Christian person," Mr. Hopkins responded.
He was joined by Mr. Crew, who said, "If I felt my monogamous commitment of 30 years was a sin, I'd leave it."


I Corinthians Ch.6 Vv 9-10
"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.