Posted on 05/14/2018 10:48:03 AM PDT by ethom
The first senior African-American bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church has been asked to preach a sermon at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this coming Saturday.
Kensington Palace has announced that Prince Harry and Markle have asked The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry, the head of the Episcopal Church, to preach at the highly-anticipated wedding at Windsor Castle.
"Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have asked that The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry, the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, give the address at their wedding," the Palace stated in a tweet on May 12.
The invitation has been seen as a break from tradition, as addresses at royal weddings are usually delivered by senior clergy from the Church of England.
Curry, who became the first African-American presiding bishop following his election in 2015, acknowledged the request in a statement.
"The love that has brought and will bind Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle together has its source and origin in God, and is the key to life and happiness. And so we celebrate and pray for them today," he said.
The American pastor will be joining Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who will be officiating the wedding ceremony, and Reverend David Conner, who will be conducting the service.
Welby said in a statement that he was pleased by the couple's decision to ask Curry to deliver the address at the nuptial.
"I'm thrilled that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have asked Bishop Michael Curry to preach at their wedding. @PB_Curry is a brilliant pastor, stunning preacher and someone with a great gift for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ," Welby tweeted.
Curry became popular in 2012 after he preached the sermon that came to be known as "We need some crazy Christians."
The bishop argued that Jesus was once thought to be of unsound mind and said that Christians need to follow his example.
"They thought he was crazy! And he was! He is!" said Curry, who was serving as bishop of North Carolina at the time. "And those who would follow in his footsteps, those who would be his disciples, are called and summoned and challenged to be just as crazy as Jesus".
Apart from his popular sermon, Curry is also known for his support for immigration reform as well as his advocacy for gay marriage and transgender rights.
I have between zero and no interest in royal weddings.
I agree - but to who and what? Not to the UK obviously.
relevant to keep their assets and money flowing..they are a tourist attraction like Disneyland
The US Episcopal Church has become a benighted place that’s just barely better than Unitarian. They’d have been far better served from a Christian perspective by choosing an African Anglican but then again they’re obviously. no longer interested in the Christian perspective.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elMQ9_quuY8 Why pay any attention?
Cos there be no black clergy in England?
Good luck Harry - youre in for a lifetime of royal affirmative action virtue signaling
Now - about jumping over that broomstick
Harry’s after the golden snitch
The truth/facts about these people is bad enough.
And obviously you don't know nor understand the meaning of the word "courtesan"...which you also don't know how to spell! ;^)
And psssssssssssssssssst...Princess Eugenie is getting MARRIED to her long time boyfriend ( who is NOT overtly wealthy ) in a few months.
And Little mis greedy/phony Markle would have to kill off her about to be father-in-law, brother & sister-in-law, and the THREE kids, as well as any future progeny that Wills & Kate might have. NOT GONNA HAPPEN !
This A list royal is set to discuss the time she was forced to have sex with a former business associate of her father.
(Princess Beatrice, date-raped by a Saudi prince when she accompanied Andrew on a business meeting in the M.E.) http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2017/11/blind-item-12_22.html
More spitting on great tradition. It would be even worse if Harry wasn’t illegitimate.
No evidence Dickon murdered those kids. No evidence they were murdered. In fact, according to my favorite diplomat, Nicholas Von Poppelau of Silesia, they were alive in 1485, the year of R3’s death. But you knew that, didn’t you, lol?!
This Harry & Markle thing is wearing me out. I can’t wait until their final divorce.
Beatrice is the older, unwed, not engaged sister and no way did Randy Andy pimp her out to anyone!
\Princess Eugenia is engaged to be married to a long time boyfriend, who comes from a wealthy, family, who now runs an "in" HOT-SPOT, but started out as a barman, in order to learn the business. Jack gave her a pink sapphire & diamond ring to seal the deal, which is somewhat similar to the ruby & diamond engagement ring Prince Andrew gave her mother.
I agree with all but the slow motion part.
Her family is finding reasons to skip. That is a big red flag.
Harry found a dirty.
too bad he's taking it out on the girls, though. they are not at fault at all
most of her family are quite busy selling interviews and making the bucks off this. They probably shouldn’t be there as I see it. They’re acting like idiots!
I knew that this foul, stupid circus of a wedding was going to be horrible, I just didn't realize HOW MUCH WORSE, than I had thought, it would be!
There is NO sit down wedding breakfast after the ceremony...no place to even sit down, and they're serving FINGER FOOD and something called "BOWL FOOD" ( which even after reading the article in the Daily Mail, I don't really understand. They want the guest to "MINGLE" for 2 1/2 hours...."MINGLE"! This is below TRASH level and revolting!
They should have just eloped! Better still this didn’t happen in the first place.....doesn’t look good at this point.
The Windsors put out a casting call and got just what they wanted in Markle. The only question is whether Markle knows it or not.
Actually it’s ‘their’ wedding so have at it.... however her family certainly isn’t bringing anything to the table. They appear to lack ‘basic’ manners.....
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