Brethren: ++Carey still chooses not to get it. His 'protests' are too little, too late and irrelevant., He lost all his credibility before he ever sat down in St Augustine's Chair when he called those of us who defend/maintain Catholic Order heretics a decade+ ago. Blessings. GDVW+ FROM CANADA'S NATIONAL POST > > > Gay rights 'destabilizing' Church: Carey > > Anglican leader: Homosexuality overshadowing other issues > Sarah Schmidt > > National Post > > Tuesday, October 22, 2002 > > Chris Bolin, National Post > > Dr. George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, delivers a sermon to > congregants at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Toronto yesterday. In a > round-table discussion, Carey said blessing homosexual relationships is > "not a life and death issue" like the Church's AIDS activism in Africa. > The spiritual head of the Anglican Church yesterday accused some of the > church's clergy of destabilizing world Christianity in order to > accommodate same-sex members of their congregations. > Dr. George Carey, who steps down later this month as Archbishop of > Canterbury, reaffirmed his objection to the blessing of homosexual > relationships after receiving an honorary doctorate of divinity from the > University of Toronto's Wycliffe College. > "I am not revising the Gospel or fundamental theology. Other people are > pushing that agenda on the rest of the Church," he said. > "That is the thing that is destabilizing world Christianity, > Christianity as well as world Anglicanism." > In a round-table discussion with reporters, Dr. Carey, a conservative > Evangelical, said he believes homosexuality should be accepted, but not > condoned. > "When Jesus confronted the woman [adulterer], he didn't say to her: > 'Your way of life is fine.' He said: 'You're accepted but sin no more,' > " he said. "In other words, you can still accept people but still say > there are lines here. If you go across those lines, you are going to > meet disapproval." His comments came as Anglicans worldwide debate the > ordination of gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex relationships, > which has opened a cultural divide between conservative clergy in Asia > and Africa and more > liberal-minded church leaders in the West. Dr. Carey last month accused > Michael Ingham, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster in > British Columbia, of creating a schism in the church by deciding to > bless homosexual relationships. > The archbishop said yesterday he is frustrated that the question of > homosexuality continues to overshadow the other work of the church. > "I've always wanted the Anglican communion to be an outward-looking, > confident united body. Where there's confidence, churches begin to grow > and make an impact." > Dr. Carey, widely respected in the church for his emphasis on evangelism > among the poor in developing countries, said blessing homosexual > relationships is "not a life and death issue," like the Church's AIDS > activism in Uganda. His honorary degree was in recognition of Dr. > Carey's 30 years of service in the Church of England and also marked > the 125th anniversary of the evangelical Anglican college in Toronto. > He did not directly address the same-sex controversy in a sermon > delivered to congregants at St. Paul's Church in Toronto after > receiving his degree. He spoke of the parallels between the university > and the Church, which he said should both challenge and transform > society by extending the boundaries of knowledge. "The learning > Christian is also an exploring Christian never afraid of new > knowledge," Dr. Carey said. > "There is so much that binds universities and churches in our obligation > to faithful tradition .... But we must be aware of tradition that has > reached the end of its journey." > Speaking later, Dr. Carey acknowledged that history may interpret his > views on homosexuality as one such outdated tradition. > "Sometimes you only know the answer to that when you look back on the > decision you've made. I've never been an absolutist on the issue of > homosexuality. I don't know how anybody can be an absolutist and say a > final no because there's so much we don't know," Dr. Carey said. > Rev. Lyn Youll, who attended yesterday's ceremony, said Dr. Carey's > sermon could inspire unity in the Church. "What he did was reminded us > of our tradition, but not to get stuck in traditionalism." > Welsh Archbishop Rowan Williams, an outspoken liberal, is to replace Dr. > Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury. > Evangelical groups have attacked him in recent weeks because he preaches > tolerance of gays and is known to have ordained a man whom he knew was > living in a homosexual relationship. > © Copyright 2002 National Post > - END - > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Surf the Web without missing calls! Get MSN Broadband. > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to > <faithandlife-unsubscribe@...> ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. Please tell your family, friends and children about COL Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/