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To: Pan_Yans Wife; All
Bishops who believe gay sex is a sin say the approval of Robinson will weaken and divide the denomination and spark a bitter fight over parish property and funds.

I could be misinformed about this (?), but my understanding is that all unmarried Episcopal/Anglican clergy are expected and "called" to remain chaste (celibate)...

Not to minimize it, but even aside from "sins" and "finances", if they cannot abide by this, then they should not be priests in their chosen Church, as they have no vocation there. It may be a "technicality", but simply stated, if you want to be an Episcopal priest, you can't have a "partner" of either sex. If you wish to marry, you may (unlike Catholic priests), but even aside from Church "law", if you wish to "marry" someone of your own sex, it's outside civil law as well...some "shepherd of the flock", IMHO!

41 posted on 08/04/2003 1:48:03 PM PDT by 88keys
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To: 88keys
Going by scripture then, the Bishop is guilty of adultery, because he divorced his wife. I am not certain what the church's position is on divorce and remarriage. But, he didn't remarry. He is in a homosexual relationship with a man he cohabitates with.

If open adultery is condoned, then what is forbidden?
62 posted on 08/04/2003 2:23:28 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife ("Life isn't fair. It's fairer than death, is all.")
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