Posted on 01/27/2020 5:18:26 PM PST by marshmallow
The Church of England's bishops appear to be at war with themselves after some distanced themselves from a statement reiterating longstanding Christian teaching that sex is for male-female marriage only.
The Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, said that she was "deeply frustrated and saddened" by the way the statement was published. She continued: "I recognise that it has fanned into flame unnecessary pain and distress and I wish to acknowledge my part in that."
In their document, published in response to the introduction of mixed-sex civil partnerships, the House of Bishops said last week: "For Christians, marriage – that is the lifelong union between a man and a woman, contracted with the making of vows – remains the proper context for sexual activity."
It added: "Sexual relationships outside heterosexual marriage are regarded as falling short of God's purposes for human beings. The introduction of same sex marriage... has not changed the church's teaching on marriage or same sex relationships."
But Bishop Treweek said: "The word 'love' emanating from the generous love of God is one that needs to be heard and lived and I am extremely sorry that it has not been heard in the publication of the House of Bishops statement."
She was supported by the Bishop of Sheffield, Pete Wilcox, who on Twitter described her statement as "very helpful comment". The Bishop of Gloucester's statement was also retweeted by the Bishop of Manchester, David Walker, and the Bishop of Edmonton, Rob Wickham.
The Bishop of Liverpool, Paul Bayes, retweeted a statement from gay campaigner Jayne Ozanne which described the House of Bishops' document as making the Church of England "a laughing-stock".
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What kind of Christian church freaks out over one of the Ten Commandments?
Maybe they should give Franklin Graham a call.
You start to see how many servants of Satan have infiltrated the church.
Queen Elizabeth is HEAD of that Church. Doesn't she have anything to say about it? Probably not.
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