And yet, he is not.
I don't for a minute believe that someone living that kind of lifestyle was ever saved to begin with.
I agree ... objectively, at least, he is living in a state of unrepented mortal sin. NOT a good thing. He would be well advised to repent and turn his life over to Christ.
What does the Catholic church ...
This pervert, again, is protestant ... and should serve as a reminder to protestants of the unwisdom of throwing stones while living in glass houses.
... who was invited to preach in a Catholic church. Not a very good thing all 'round. Not that I have any control over nor association with the Episcopal Church, I've got some historical reasons to have a little disdain for the established state church of colonial rule, one that persecuted people including my own, just as surely as the Catholic Church did in Europe.
You on the other hand are Catholic. What is your rationalization for this? Do you place your imprimatur of approval as well upon this gay Episcopal bishop, since he was invited to preach in a Catholic church?
AB:And yet, he is not.
Well DUH!!!!! It's not a church I've ever attended where he's a pastor. I've never been to SF and don't plan to go anytime ever. However, I did attend a Catholic church for most of my growing up years and the Catholic church IS the one which INVITED him to lead at the Nov 30 service. And I AM out of there.
mm: What does the Catholic church ...
AB: This pervert, again, is protestant ... and should serve as a reminder to protestants of the unwisdom of throwing stones while living in glass houses.
Read the article. That pervert was INVITED BY THE CATHOLIC PARISH TO LEAD IN ONE OF IT'S SERVICES.
What's up with that?
Is there something in Scripture that is unclear about not associating with someone who is immoral who calls himself a brother that Catholics don't get?
Is there a problem with the interpretation of that?
1 Corinthians 5:9-11 9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
Where does this Catholic parish get off INVITING him to lead one of their services?
So what are Catholics doing with participating in communion with Catholic priests who are gay and who molest children? They haven't been defrocked, but rather are protected and excused and permitted to continue with their priestly duties in administering sacraments.
What an abomination and affront to Christ. Might as well just spit in His face and pound the nails in themselves.
And then Catholics have the chutzpah to preach at others about immorality?
Can you say *hypocrisy*?
You forget that unlike the Catholic Church Protestant churches are not a cohesive organization. The name Protestant is loosely given to any church or group that is not part of the Catholic Church. No one Protestant church has authority or can govern the conduct or practices of any other Protestant church. There are of course some organized Protestant churches but assigning wrong doing in one church to all Protestants would show a lack of understanding of the relationship between Protestant organizations and independent churches.