MOST STRONGLY DISAGREE! ONE IS AGAINST NATURE, THE OTHER DOCTRINE. WHICH
IS WHICH SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD TO FIGURE OUT!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: <gdvw@...>
To: <faithandlife@...>
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [FaithandLife] GROWING OPPOSITION TO ARBP ROWAN WILLIAMS
> >
Brethren:
> It
> amazes
> me
> that
> those
> who
> are
> contra
> the
> designate
> +Cantuar
> are
> so
> because
> of
> homosexuality.
> There
> have
> been
> homosexuals
> &
> heretosexuals
> in
> the
> priesthood,
> probably
> since
> Whitsunday
> 33Ad,
> and
> many
> have
> lived
> chaste
> lives
> and
> been
> a
> great
> blessing
> to
> many
> as
> they
> exercised
> their
> sacerdotal
> apostolate.
> The
> issue,
> the
> great
> issue
> that
> is
> forgotten
> is
> that
> a
> woman
> CANNOT
> be
> a
> priest
> or
> a
> bishop
> ;
> she
> cannot
> receive
> Holy
> Orders
> and
> therefore
> she
> cannot
> absolve,
> bless
> or
> consecrate.
> Thus
> she
> cannot
> perform
> the
> central
> priestly
> acts
> (sacraments)
> and
> thus
> cannot
> bring
> objective
> grace
> to
> those
> who
> seek
> it
> from
> her.
> None
> of
> these
> things
> is
> true
> of
> homosexuals.
> Happily
> Forward
> in
> Faith
> (the
> English
> group)
> understands
> this.
> I
> wish
> some
> of
> those
> wasting
> time
> on
> so
> called
> 'gay
> controversy'
> would
> understand
> it
> as
> well.
> Please
> pray
> for
> the
> repose
> of
> the
> soul
> of
> Melvin.
> Blessings.
> GDVW+
>
> )
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> Rift
> within
> Church
> over
> gays
> deepens
> > By Jonathan Petre, Religion Correspondent, The Telegrah
> > (Filed: oct. 3,2002)
> >
> >
> > The rift in the Church of England over homosexuality deepened last night
> > when two mainstream evangelical groups joined the growing chorus of
> > criticism of the new Archbishop of Canterbury's liberal stance on the
> > issue.
> >
> > In a sign that battle lines are being drawn up, the two groups, which
> > represent several thousand clergy and which are based in every diocese,
> > said that concern over Dr Rowan Williams existed far more widely than
> > among the relatively small "conservative" evangelical wing of the
> > Church.
> >
> > The Church of England Evangelical Council and the Anglican Evangelical
> > Assembly backed the move by the conservative evangelical network Reform
> > to urge Dr Williams to renounce his liberal views or resign, as
> > reported in The Telegraph last week.
> >
> > In an unprecedented move, Reform called on Dr Williams to condemn sex
> > outside marriage or step down as the successor to Dr George Carey, a
> > post he will not formally take up until the new year.
> >
> > Dr Williams, who has admitted to ordaining a practising homosexual, has
> > said that he will not abandon his views but he has sought to dampen
> > down the row by saying that he has no plans to impose them on the
> > Church.
> >
> > Evidence is growing, however, that a number of senior bishops are
> > becoming increasingly anxious about Dr Williams's views and the effect
> > they could have on the unity of the Church.
> >
> > The evangelical wing is also coming under mounting pressure to take
> > strong action from like-minded Anglican bishops in Africa and Asia. In
> > a letter, the two groups said that evangelicals across the worldwide
> > Church supported the stance of the 1998 Lambeth Conference, which
> > overwhelmingly condemned the ordination of practising homosexuals and
> > the blessing of same-sex unions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
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