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Home Front: Culture Wars

New Anglican row emerges with gay blessing request

2007-10-16

The Ottawa branch of the Anglican Church of Canada has thrown a challenge to the worldwide Anglican movement by asking the Ottawa bishop to authorize the blessing of homosexual marriages.

They just never get enough of this crap, do they?

Perhaps if they read the Bible ...

In a weekend vote, the Ottawa diocese voted 177 to 97 to ask Bishop John Chapman to allow clergy "to bless duly solemnized and registered civil marriages between same-sex couples, where at least one party is baptized."

If Chapman, an advocate of such blessings, approves the request, it will be a red flag to the conservative branches of the church in Africa, Latin America and Asia, and could hasten a split in the global Anglican church.

Chapman told a news conference it could take anywhere between a day to 10 years to make his decision and that he would consult Canada's bishops later this month. A group of conservative Canadian Anglicans, the Anglican Network in Canada, said they were deeply saddened by the vote of the Ottawa synod.

"We're saddened."
"Yes, deeply saddened."
"This is our sad face."

"Unfortunately, the synod has chosen to reject the pleas of the global Anglican Communion and 'walk apart' from the vast majority of Anglicans worldwide," the network said in a statement.

Posted by:Fred

#14 *giggle* Blame it on the bubbles in the club soda. I did drink several glasses of the stuff. ;-)

Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-16 22:14

#13 Seemed like Fred was in protective custody; cuffed to the chair...or her. Of course after your tarantella on the table top who can blame her?

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-10-16 21:19

#12 They are notorious man-eaters, Nimble Spemble. Mata Hari doesn't come close to those two. You'll remember, I'm sure, that Mrs. Pruit and Mrs. Bobby were awfully protective of their husbands, too. ;-)

Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-16 20:50

#11 My recollection is you and the TDs had a protective shield around Mr. Wife. Trying to keep Emily and Ms Skolaut away aqs I recall.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-10-16 19:39

#10 Heat makes more males.

Thanks, USN, Ret. I never think of such things. Mr. Wife has been translating since 1979, which fortunately he seems to find amusing. Nimble Spemble forgot to ask him about that at the last Rantapalooza.

Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-16 19:24

#9 Jack is Back -
I was at some natural park a while ago and a display showed that alligator eggs hatch preferentially male or female according to the ambient temperature. I don't remember whether heat made more females or males, but it had a major effect.
If global warming can do that, it would not surprise me if it really did make more homosexuals.

Posted by: Glenmore 2007-10-16 18:51

#8 Chapman told a news conference it could take anywhere between a day to 10 years to make his decision...

That's about as Anglican as you can get.

Posted by: xbalanke 2007-10-16 17:50

#7 Did I read somewhere that global warming is creating more gays?

Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-10-16 16:24

#6 TW: i think that was a snark: in that you replace the 'le' with a 'd'. if not proerly spelt, at least phonetically it changes....

Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-10-16 14:20

#5 "to bless duly solemnized

hmmm. Is that a spelling error? Just wondering.

That is the correct spelling, which actually followed the pronunciation. Just like it's dammit, not damnit.

Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-16 14:08

#4 Excalibur: And where in the Bible is a passage condoning and blessing homosexual activity?

It isn't there. Do as you wish, but don't call it Christianity if you reject major parts of it.

Posted by: OldSpook 2007-10-16 09:59

#3 Perhaps if they read the Bible ...

Perhaps if you read the Bible.

Posted by: Excalibur 2007-10-16 09:15

#2 It is a good thing, because it means that a new, parallel Anglican-African missionary communion will appear in Ottawa, as a place for conservative Canadians to attend church. Alternatively, many of them have just left the church altogether over many years, and finally they will have a church they can be comfortable attending.

Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-10-16 08:50

#1 "to bless duly solemnized

hmmm. Is that a spelling error? Just wondering.

Posted by: Unutle McGurque8861 2007-10-16 04:02

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