Posted on 01/31/2020 2:31:31 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised for a Church of England statement that said only married heterosexual couples should have sex.
Justin Welby and John Sentamu have said they and the church "acknowledge" last week's statement "jeopardised trust" - adding that they are "very sorry and recognise the division and hurt this caused".
Mr Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, and Mr Sentamu, the archbishop of York, added: "At our meeting of the College of Bishops of the Church of England this week we continued our commitment to the Living in Love and Faith project which is about questions of human identity, sexuality and marriage.
"This process is intended to help us all to build bridges that will enable the difficult conversations that are necessary as, together, we discern the way forward for the Church of England."
The Church of England had attracted controversy after stating that civil partnerships, a legally recognised partnership of two people with rights similar to those of a marriage, should be no more than "sexually abstinent friendships".
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Nothing wrong with that statement from a church.
Well, that didn’t take long.
Actually, it took longer than I thought it would.
Time for the Exodus to begin.
Sorry for preaching basic moral values? Sorry? Really? ( what a sorry “church”)
“...adding that they are “very sorry and recognise the division and hurt this caused”.
Yep, yep, such sentiments are replete throughout the writings of Paul.
So then, they are completely reputiating Christianity, and they are sorry for at one time adhering to the Gospel. Wow.
Church of England is dead.
The heretic pope is on the same path with ‘Amoris’ He refuses to answer the Dubia
The exodus from Christian churches has been underway for decades; the “megachurches” are simply social groups without much connection to the Bible.
these anti-Biblical teachings are always sold under the guise of bringing more people into the churches, but the churches that adhere the closest to traditional (what’s in the Bible) teachings on sex and marriage are the ones that maintain/grow their congregations. There is data on this phenomenon. For some reason, having a bunch of gays in the congregation isn’t a magnet for young families. Go figure.
To heck with the “Church of England.” Who cares what they say? Let’s stick with what the Bible, God’s Word, says about this. You’ll never go wrong with the Man’s Word.
Church of England ashamed of the Gospel.
Jexodus from England has already begun.
So these suckers are really A$$Wipes in disguise?
The C of E has one job, and that is to represent the interests of the ruling class. That is what it means to be the “established” church. Christianity? What’s that?
Wishy-washy C of E as usual
They are sorry, alright.
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