Posted on 09/28/2014 6:11:58 AM PDT by marshmallow
Bishop of Buckingham claims as many as a dozen of his colleagues could be trapped in the “episcopal closet” because of power wielded by tiny “reactionary clique” in Church of England
A serving bishop has issued a stinging public denunciation of “duplicity and hypocrisy” in the Church of England over homosexuality – claiming that around as many as one in 10 of his fellow bishops could be secretly gay but unwilling to speak publicly.
The Rt Rev Dr Alan Wilson, the Bishop of Buckingham, accused the current episcopate of preaching a 1950s “Janet and John” image of human relationships while adopting an “eyes wide shut” approach to homosexuality in its own ranks and the wider church.
His remarks come in a new book published next week setting out what he sees as the theological case for a major reassessment of the Church’s stance on sexuality.
In comments bound to infuriate traditionalists he rejects outright the idea that the Bible forbids gay marriage insisting that the Church’s official teaching is largely based on “our grandparents’ cultural dictates” rather than the teaching of Jesus.
Dr Wilson also dismisses a recent order banning Anglican clergy from marrying their same-sex partners as unlawful despite what he calls as its “blustering menacing tone”.
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When....how long ago was this??? You are the ONLY person who has ever said it and I want to make sure that you are not lying......how long ago was this??
What Protestant denomination? I know you won’t answer this.....will you??
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! A LOT more than that!
Is this 20 questions? Just so you can use your Saul Alinsky tactics on me? Presbeterian PCA. So, you are wrong again.
Probably about 20% at the highest. I doubt that was a bishop you heard say that it was 50%; sounds like Michael Rose.
Protestant. Heh. Nice, meaningless catch-all.
Whether a bishop said it or not, I tend to think, given the state of Catholic seminaries post-Vatican II, 50% is absolutely plausible.
How ridiculous! I’ve know hundreds of Priests, I’ve got great Gaydar, and only ONE has been Gay. PLUS he said a Bishop said this. I think he told a big fat one!
He may be lying. Doesn’t matter to me. Having said that, you’ve known *hundreds* of priests? You sure *that’s* not an exaggeration on your part?
Just because you didn’t pick up on it, doesn’t mean they are not gay. Have you even read “Goodbye Good Men”? The seminaries were packed with gay or gay friendly priests.
Say, did you purposely choose the name of a schismatic organization for your screen name?
Are you a Catholic? If so, you have a bad outlook about the Priests.
This article is about faggots within the Church of England.
Why drag the Roman Catholics into it? It has nothing to do with them. The Church of England is vehemently (even violently) NOT Roman Catholic.
Pius V is the name of a schismatic organization? I guess I should chalk that up to the usual Novus Ordo ignorance of the Traditional Church.
I have a realistic outlook on the state of post Vatican II seminaries.
Oh, please, don’t even make like anyone could confuse that Pius V is a name of anyone other than a pope... and as if we don’t both know that the Society of Pope Pius V is a sedevacantist schism.
I actually had forgotten about them. No, I did not choose Pius V for that reason. I chose him because he is a strong Traditional Pope.
Everyone in England is secretly gay.
That’s what Germaine Greer said. About the men, anyway.
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