The Church cannot 'bless' in God's name the union of same sex partnered individuals, much less sexual relationships between same-sex persons which in God's Word He declares to be sinful.
Read moreThey were asked about Francis' recent comments to The Associated Press, in which he declared that laws that criminalize gay people were "unjust" and that "being homosexual is not a crime."
South Sudan is one of 67 countries that criminalizes homosexuality, 11 of them with the death penalty. LGBTQ advocates say even where such laws are not applied, they contribute to a climate of harassment, discrimination and violence.
Read moreCDSP is a subsidiary of a far wealthier institution: Trinity Church Wall Street, with $10 billion in assets thanks to a 1696 land grant of real estate in what came to be known as Lower Manhattan. In 2019, Trinity reached across the country to acquire the Berkeley, California-based CDSP. The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson, rector of Trinity and a CDSP alumnus, also chairs the CDSP board of trustees (which consists of the vestry of Trinity Wall Street).
Read moreVilmont's arrest marks the fifth in connection with the scandal, which erupted on July 14, 2022, after customs officials seized counterfeit currency and weapons at the border. The items were contained in Episcopal relief shipments, which previously had been exempt from customs inspection.
Read more"We have grown increasingly together as we think about how God has called us to further communicate the witness of reconciliation in the world by asking the question, 'Is it time for us to come back together and reunify as an Episcopal presence in the state?'," added Bishop Baskerville-Burrows.
Both The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana and The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis are encompassed within Province V of The Episcopal Church.
Read moreThe response of the English bishops "belies the loss of confidence by the bishops in the authority and clarity of the Bible as we have received it. They are re-writing God's law for His creation; laws that are re-affirmed by Christ in the gospel accounts," Badi Arama added.
The primate of South Sudan also blasted the bishops' document on homosexuality as "a farcical compromise, with many contradictions, and no theological case made for blessing same sex unions."
Read moreBoard of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl said: "I am pleased that the Tribunal has made an unambiguous statement in banning Stephen Sizer from being able to act as a Clerk in Holy Orders for 12 years.
"Given that he indulged in 'antisemitic activity' and caused grievous offence to the Jewish community over a number of years, this is the correct decision.
Read moreRevisionist (liberal) bishops propose that blessing same sex unions as a 'steppingstone' towards the CofE eventually offering gay weddings. They also want to bin Issues in Human Sexuality which contains the historic, universal biblical teaching that marriage is between one man and one woman for life.
Read moreWould it be a Protestant church? It couldn't exactly be a Catholic Church because of the breach with Rome. After all, if it's Catholic as in Roman Catholic, then the Pope in Rome must be recognized as its supreme head.
Read moreThe House of Bishops' Response to the six-year Living in Love and Faith 'listening' process says lawyers have advised them that the official Doctrine of Marriage would remain, despite the Church, from now on "joyfully welcoming and recognising permanent, stable same sex relationships" through services and prayers of blessing.
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