>> publicly accountable... same-gendered relationships
“Publicly accountable”, eh?
What about accountable to Almighty God? Wouldn’t that somehow enter into the equation for members of the clergy?
From 1 Corinthians 6v9,10:
“9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither... effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind... shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
That seems pretty clear to me. I can’t see how the ELCA hierarchy (as well as other supposedly Christian leaders) can willfully ignore it.