> Damnable hypocrisy! The selective outrage of some is almost pathetic is it not! GDVW+ > ABP CAREY blasts American church 23 aPR 2004 > Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:45:30 -0500 > From: Arlin Adams <ahadams2@...> > Subject: Retired cleric blasts ‘American church’ > > http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/religion/article/0,1299,DRMN_61_2830745,00.html > Retired cleric blasts ‘American church’ > By Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News > April 23, 2004 > > COLORADO SPRINGS - The retired Archbishop of Canterbury threw his support > Thursday to a proposal to discipline American bishops who promote same-sex > issues. > One of them is Colorado Bishop Rob O’Neill. > “If the American church cannot see what damage it’s done to the rest of > the Anglican world, I feel very sorry for it,” said the Rev. George “Lord” > Carey at a news conference during the annual Anglican Communion Institute > meeting. > The international gathering of about 200 conservatives and traditionalists > discussed what to do in light of the Episcopal Church USA decision last > summer to accept an openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, as > well as same-sex blessings. The wider Anglican Communion follows > traditional Christian teachings that gay practices are sinful. > The institute is proposing that the American bishops who supported those > moves repent or face exclusion or the loss of a vote in worldwide Anglican > meetings. That proposal is being sent to the Lambeth Commission set up by > the current Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss the implications of the > Episcopal Church USA decisions. > A truce also appears to be over between Colorado conservatives and > O’Neill, who supported the Episcopal Church on Robinson and same-sex > blessings. After taking office in January, O’Neill had asked for time to > find a compromise pleasing to both sides. > “We’ve given him plenty of chances,” said the Rev. Don Armstrong. He is > pastor of Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, one of the largest in > the state, which played conference host. “Rob O’Neill needs to be honest > that he’s already left the communion.” > Armstrong said Colorado conservatives will withhhold $450,000 from the > diocese in 2004. The bishop, who had been invited to the conference but > did not attend, was unavailable for comment Thursday. > Meanwhile, Carey, a frequent visitor to Colorado who calls himself “a > friend of the American church,” still held out hope that the 77 million- > member Anglican Communion would recover, though he conceded the problems > were massive. > “We’re in danger of becoming a Christian sect,” he said and later quipped, > “I’m 18 months out of office and rather glad I am.” > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > faithandlife-unsubscribe@... > > ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/