Posted on 08/02/2009 11:09:52 PM PDT by Publius804
Gay, lesbian priests nominated for bishop
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two Episcopal priests in same-gender relationships are among the nominees for assistant bishop of Los Angeles, officials said Sunday.
The Rev. John L. Kirkley of San Francisco and the Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool of Maryland will be among six candidates on the ballot when lay people and clergy vote in December, despite a long-standing request from world Anglican leaders for a moratorium on consecrating openly gay bishops.
Los Angeles Bishop Jon Bruno said in a statement Sunday that he was "pleased by the wide diversity" of the nominees. Separately, the Diocese of Minnesota on Saturday announced that a lesbian was among its three candidates for bishop. That election is set for October 31.
The Episcopal Church is the Anglican body in the United States.
The nominations were announced just over two weeks after the Episcopal General Convention voted to effectively drop a pledge that it would act with "restraint" when considering any more openly gay candidates for bishop.
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I am by no means a religious scholar, but how does the church get around the several admonitions against heterosexual activity in the Bible? How do they square this with the facts?
I cannot fathom the amount of lies these people are telling themselves when they choose to be gay while professing to be Christian. The Bible is very clear on this matter. Homosexuality is against god, end of story.
Gay, lesbian priests nominated for bishop
HUH?
Exactly how does this work?
This Church is now allowing continued sinners to be priests?
Making a mockery of religion. As bad as the muslims.........
Either you've mistyped or you bought your bibles from some very discounted warehouses.
See what happens when you FR in the middle of the night.
“The Episcopal Church is the Anglican body in the United States.”
No, it is not.
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