Posted on 01/07/2015 1:14:38 PM PST by BlatherNaut
"...However, together with Pope Francis and in light of the discussions at the recent Extraordinary Synod on the Family held in Rome, I also recognize that the reality of the family today, in all its complexities, presents the church with pastoral challenges as the church strives to accept people in the specific circumstances of their lives and support and encourage them in their search for God and their desire to be members of the church.
Therefore, I do not wish to lend our voice to notions which might suggest that same-sex couples are a threat incapable of sharing relationships marked by love and holiness and, thus, incapable of contributing to the edification of both the church and the wider society..."
(Excerpt) Read more at tampabay.com ...
I posted the following:
"A text of the Episcopal Blasphemous Outrage of Faggotry may be found HERE ... Discussion and other links in this article.
on This Thread yesterday ... for some peculiar reason, this thread about a Protestant Episcopal priest officiating at a massive celebration of institutionalized sodomy, didn't generate much interest.
Weird.
Didn't you read the article? The Bishop is attributing "holiness" to same-sex couples.
Now, blather, you do realize that “same-sex couples” are totally chaste, don’t you?
;-)
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