Posted on 02/09/2020 6:13:20 PM PST by marshmallow
Labour MP Ben Bradshaw today told the House of Commons that "serious questions" will be asked about the Church of England's established status if it stands by its position on opposite-sex civil partnerships.
A statement by the College of Bishops last month said that sex was for married heterosexual couples only.
"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," the document said, adding that "sexual relationships outside heterosexual marriage are regarded as falling short of God's purposes for human beings".
While many evangelicals welcomed the statement, it was met with a strong backlash by liberals in the Church of England. Some argued that it undermined the Church of England's Living in Love and Faith review process examining issues of sexuality, the findings of which are due to be published later this year.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York quickly issued an apology for the "hurt and division" caused, saying that the document had "jeopardised trust", but they stopped short of withdrawing it.
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If that happens, it would be the best thing that has happened to the CoE in 500 years.
They could even end up reclaiming a bit of Christian dignity by repudiating Henry VIII's lamentable liaison with Anne Boleyn.
A good example of us all (I'm lookin' at you, Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo.)
Doesn’t the Queen have something to say? (She would lose her title as head of the church.)
A little problem that dates back to Henry VIII.
My goodness, that sounds positively CATHOLIC.
He had SIX problems:
1. divorced, 2. beheaded, 3. died, 4. divorced, 5. beheaded, 6. survived.
And in the end ELIZABETH I was the queen, #2's daughter.
It would be the supreme irony that a church that was started because of the immoral sexual desires of a king was finally killed off by the immoral sexual desires of his subjects.
IDK. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
“My goodness, that sounds positively CATHOLIC.”
It is Christian.
Well I guess we will see if Boris is another President trump, or a phony. My bet is on phony.
So ... are those who oppose Bradshaw antidisestablishmentarians?
LOL. The CAPS don’t help you make your case.
The Christian church survived in spite of the Catholic deviation.
My ex-inlaws are conservative Catholics, so I have a little experience in this area.
Well, good for you. Ya wanna cookie?
“Well, good for you. Ya wanna cookie?”
Typical response.
Enjoy your globalist Marxist pope!
The Pope has NO effect on my life. Never did.
But, there has to be a leader. Protestants have no leader...and the Catholic Church has ONE earthly leader for the entire planet.
And STILL I have NO idea why non-Catholics care one way or the other about our Pope. He has NOTHING to do with ANY Protestant yet WAY too many Protestants CARE so deeply about what he says and what he does.
Why not ignore him as he is NOTHING in the daily life of any non-Catholic. Why are YOU so concerned about his politics? That makes NO sense...or YOU NEED A LIFE!!
Met thinks thou dost protest too much. You shouldn't give a rat's patootie about him yet too many are OBSESSED with him.
I am starting to get amused at the non-Catholics' obsession with someone who has NOTHING to do with them. It's like being obsessed with the Archbishop of Canterbury....WHO CARES?
LOL!
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