Posted on 11/09/2005 11:20:20 PM PST by tempe
Episcopal Bishop Criticizes Pope on Gays By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer Wed Nov 9, 4:34 PM ET
The first openly gay Episcopal bishop insisted Wednesday he was not encouraging Roman Catholics to leave their church when he criticized its view of homosexuals during a recent speech in London.
New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson, at a service Friday commemorating the 10th anniversary of Changing Attitude, a British group which advocates full inclusion of gays in the Anglican faith community, noted during his talk that many Catholics in his home state were becoming Episcopalian.
"Pope Ratzinger may be the best thing that ever happened to the Episcopal Church," Robinson said, referring to former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who is now Pope Benedict XVI. But Robinson said in a phone interview Wednesday from New Hampshire that he was recounting what a Catholic woman told him about why she was joining the Protestant denomination — not expressing his own opinion. He said the woman was disappointed that the successor to Pope John Paul II would probably not make any significant changes in Catholic teaching.
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The good Bishop is an expert on getting people to leave their church.
Guess Pope John Paul didn't pass on the message to him.
Please Bishop Robinson, please, please take the homos desecrating the Catholic Church over to your gay sect right away. I'll even start a funding drive for the transportation.
Just goes to show the names "Church" and "Bishop" doesn't mean much. Evil can be anywhere.
his pulpit. . .now a 'bully pulpit'. . .
I am guessing the 'Catholic woman he based his sermon speech on. . is a Lesbian and that he chose to just stretch the story into a misleading, if not false, self-justification. . .while taking a smack at the Pope as well.
Truth does not serve Liberals well; no matter who is 'spreading the word' or from where. . .
Homosexual-promoting Episcopalians might have their own religion, but it isn't Christianity. Why isn't the Christian wing of the Episcopal church speaking out in defense of God's Word? Maybe I don't know who Episcopalians are or what they stand for.
Who cares what this apostate "bishop" says?
This man seems to be campaigning to make himself an anti-pope.
I'm not even Roman Catholic, and I find this offensive.
Hey Gene, he's BENEDICT to you buddy!
Liars, one and all.
William Creel wrote: "I wish bad things to happen to Robinson, bad things, and I don't want to state them. But to be honest, if I ever ran into him, I'd seriously contemplate punching him."
If you are a secularist, why would you care what Vicky says or does? If, on the other hand, you are a Christian, why would wish bad things to happen to him? Vicky Gene will ultimately pay a severe price for his sins if he doesn't repent, just like you or I. So far, he's unrepentant if not outright proud of his perversions. I truly hope and pray he gets straight (pun intended) with God before it's too late.
He was on British news not too long ago for having loudly criticised the war in Iraq. Another quote from him was unbelievable - he said something along the lines of "the experience of being a gay person is evidence of God's love".
What the flipping hell?
Regards, Ivan
dudes,
this guy is all about 'moving deckchairs on the titanic'!!!
a classic case of distraction politics... dont look at my crotch...look at the bright light there, lok at his stupid hat...
the last think we need is some childlike bitching over what shade of a colour christain you are...that is not where the problem lies. i care not one jot, what type of christain you are....our troubles lies in elsewhere..
MadIvan wrote: "He was on British news not too long ago for having loudly criticised the war in Iraq."
I'm not at all surprised. He's probably pro-choice, multiculturalist, and a firm believer in the "separation of church and state," too.
I have to admit, I despise people like him - people who try to sell the lie that leading a good life involves no personal sacrifice and no self control.
Regards, Ivan
"Beelzebub's boy needs to have his ass kicked."
Nah, he's a double report - to Lucifer's division on theology and Asmodeus' on sexuals. But B. L. Zebub is not in the picture.
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