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US Church Set To Ordain Lesbian Bishop
BBCNews ^ | May 14th 2010 | Robert Pigott

Posted on 05/14/2010 11:13:14 PM PDT by Steelfish

US Church Set To Ordain Lesbian Bishop

By Robert Pigott Religious affairs correspondent, BBC News

Mary Glasspool has been with her partner since 1988. The Episcopal Church in the US is set to go ahead with the controversial ordination of an openly lesbian bishop. Saturday's ordination comes despite warnings from the Archbishop of Canterbury that it will deepen an already bitter dispute on sexuality. Canon Mary Glasspool, 56, will become an assistant bishop in Los Angeles, the first openly gay US bishop since Gene Robinson seven years ago.

Since then the Anglican Communion has been on course for a permanent split.

Marginalisation

The election of Mary Glasspool - who has been with her partner Becki for 22 years - represented a snub by the liberal Episcopal Church to other Anglican Churches around the world. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams had urged the American Church not to proceed with the ordination, warning that it would further alienate traditionalists who believe active homosexuality to be a sin. It is likely to accelerate the gradual marginalisation of the Episcopal Church within a two-tier Communion and increase tensions between Anglicans elsewhere.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: ecusa; homosexualagenda; homosexualbishop; religiousleft

1 posted on 05/14/2010 11:13:14 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

So, Ms. Glasscock is to become a Bishop?

Bollocks!


2 posted on 05/14/2010 11:17:07 PM PDT by period end of story (Give me a firm spot, and I will move the world.)
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To: Steelfish

“The Episcopal Church in the US” announces its slow-motion death is complete.


3 posted on 05/14/2010 11:18:38 PM PDT by marron
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To: marron

They are living off investments and legacys.


4 posted on 05/14/2010 11:35:12 PM PDT by I still care (I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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To: Steelfish
I am sorry, I do not quite understand. Why on Earth is it OK for a priest/priestess to engage in a lifestyle that is explicitly called sinful and unacceptable by any fair biblical interpretation by ANYBODY? Why can't an active unrepentant pederast, or rapist, or murderer become a bishop?

Just asking!

5 posted on 05/14/2010 11:44:06 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Steelfish

“...warning that it would further alienate traditionalists who believe active homosexuality to be a sin...”

I’d be more concern about alienating God...who cares what the ‘traditionalists’ think.


6 posted on 05/14/2010 11:45:03 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (Fix bayonets!)
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To: Jim from C-Town

Well, they ARE imposing their “morality” on gay bishops by saying they have to be “monogomous”. Damn them for being so closed minded!


7 posted on 05/15/2010 12:34:15 AM PDT by boop ("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
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To: Jim from C-Town

It’s because this world is ruled by Satan.


8 posted on 05/15/2010 2:13:27 AM PDT by Levante
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To: Steelfish

Just about the fastest-growing denomination is the Vagitarians.


9 posted on 05/15/2010 3:03:13 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Jim from C-Town

Jesus never said anything about Lesbians! Q.E.D.


10 posted on 05/15/2010 3:04:09 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Steelfish

Henry VIII is probably having second thoughts.


11 posted on 05/15/2010 3:21:29 AM PDT by AdaGray
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To: Steelfish

why?


12 posted on 05/15/2010 3:21:44 AM PDT by screaming eagle2 (No matter what you call it,a pre-owned automobile is STILL A USED CAR!!!)
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To: Steelfish
"openly lesbian bishop"

Does that mean the congregation will have to watch?

13 posted on 05/15/2010 3:50:28 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: Steelfish
Any wonder why the whole Episcopal Church is about to dissolve and go home to Rome?
14 posted on 05/15/2010 4:10:58 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Steelfish
I wish I could find an alternative that works for me. I have tried the different denominations, but nothing really feels like "worship" to me outside of an "Anglo-catholic" Mass.

I really do hate sitting home on Sundays, but I WILL NOT support these people with my money; and I WILL NOT give them any credibility with my presence in the pew.

I keep hoping someone will wake up and stop this madness, but I fear that it is too late.

15 posted on 05/15/2010 5:24:05 AM PDT by PalmettoMason (The shattered skulls of tyrants should be used for traction under the boots of justice. T. Nugent)
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To: marron
“The Episcopal Church in the US” announces its slow-motion death is complete.

It's already been dead for years.

16 posted on 05/15/2010 5:26:48 AM PDT by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Remember Neda Agha-Soltan|TV--it's NOT news you can trust)
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To: Arthur McGowan

Paul sure did. Romans 1: 26-27.


17 posted on 05/15/2010 6:44:18 AM PDT by seemoAR
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To: PalmettoMason
Pope makes it easier for Anglicans to convert
18 posted on 05/15/2010 7:32:41 AM PDT by Josh Painter ("Every time a Democrat mocks Sarah Palin, an independent gets its wings." - JP)
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To: boop
They are not required to remain celibate. They are not Catholic Priests. They are Episcopalians. They are actively engaged in Homosexual behavior.
19 posted on 05/15/2010 9:15:37 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Arthur McGowan
True Christ never did speak of Lesbianism per say, I never said that he did. I stated that in ALL respects Homosexual behavior is condemned unequivocally in the pages of the Bible and in MANY areas.

As you well know, homosexuality is not condemned by either the church or the Bible, it is the homosexual acts that are condemned and sinful.

Homosexuality is no different than the urge of every man to engage in sex with as many women as possible. It is an urge that is to be controlled through prayer and SELF RESTRAINT. My point, although somewhat facetious, is valid. At what point is an active and unrepentant sinner unworthy of a high office a denomination? They should certainly NOT be held up as paragons of virtue and should not be given high office in an organization that is supposed to be about following the dictates of the Bible. p>

20 posted on 05/15/2010 9:31:34 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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