Archbishop of Canterbury Views Homosexual Acts and Marriage as Comparable?

Catholic Online ^ | 8/07/08 | Deacon Keith Fournier

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An explosive article appeared Wednesday in the London Times entitled “Rowan Williams: Gay relationships 'comparable to marriage'”.

Ruth Gledhill, the Religion Correspondent of the Times may have blown the lid off of the perceived pause in the internal battles threatening the the Church of England after the Lambeth Conference.

Ms. Gledhill wrote:

“Rowan Williams believes that gay sexual relationships can “reflect the love of God” in a way that is comparable to marriage, The Times has learnt. Gay partnerships pose the same ethical questions as those between a man and woman and the key issue for Christians is that they are faithful and lifelong, he believes.

“Dr Williams is known to be personally liberal on the issue but the strength of his views, revealed in private correspondence shown to The Times, will astonish his critics.

The disclosure threatens to reopen bitter divisions over ordaining gay priests which pushed the Anglican Communion towards a split, as conservatives seek uphold the Biblical opposition to homosexuality.

As Archbishop of Canterbury, he recommitted the Anglican Communion to its orthodox position that homosexual practice is incompatible with Scripture at the Lambeth Conference which closed on Sunday.

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If the Times report is accurate, it reveals a clear divergence from orthodox Christian teaching on the ends of marriage, the dignity of human sexuality, and an errant vision of theological anthropology and Christian morality.

It is also sure to send shockwaves through the Anglican world and raise anew the specter of its further dissolution.

[mkjessup]

The Apostate Archbishop of Canterbury Views Homosexual Acts and Marriage as Comparable?

There, fixed that.

[A_Former_Democrat]

This guy needs to go, and now.

He’s a freakin lunatic.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

The Ayatollah of Canterbury.

[kalee]

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[Raineygoodyear]

1 Timothy 1-8

4 We know that the law is good, provided that one uses it as law, with the understanding that law is meant not for a righteous person but for the lawless and unruly, the godless and sinful, the unholy and profane, those who kill their fathers or mothers, murderers, the unchaste, practicing homosexuals, 5 kidnapers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is opposed to sound teaching,
according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.

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[marshmallow]

Until now the clearest statement of Dr Williams’ liberal views was an essay, “The Body's Grace”, published in 1989 in which he argued that the Church’s acceptance of contraception meant it acknowledge the validity of non-procreative sex. This could be taken as a green light for gay sex.”

Bingo!!

The connection between the popular contraceptive mentality and the present push for recognition of homosexual "marriage" has been made on these boards by others but it's good to see Williams openly acknowledge this. Although he's terribly wrong, at least he's honest in his admission of this fact.

[RobbyS]

Which is why so many people are tolerant of homosexuality. There is no difference between what they do in bed and what gays do; they even use the same bodily orifices.

[RobbyS]

Which is why so many people are tolerant of homosexuality. There is no difference between what they do in bed and what gays do; they even use the same bodily orifices.