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The intention is in the title, Living in Love and Faith (LLF). The situation would have been clearer if LLF had been titled Living in Sin and Faith.
Today it has been announced that "For the first time, under historic plans outlined on Wednesday 18 January 2023, same-sex couples will be able to come to church to give thanks for their civil marriage or civil partnership and receive God’s blessing. The Bishops of the Church of England will be issuing an apology later this week to LGBTQI+ people for the “rejection, exclusion and hostility” they have faced in churches and the impact this has had on their lives."
Two cheers then for the declaration "The formal teaching of the Church of England as set out in the canons and authorised liturgies – that Holy Matrimony is between one man and one woman for life – would not change."
If the example of the Church in Wales is followed there will be moves to allow same sex weddings in Church as happened when the ordination of women to the priesthood was declared a half-way house having achieved their initial goal.
According to the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell:
"This is not the end of that journey but we have reached a milestone and I hope that these prayers of love and faith can provide a way for us all to celebrate and affirm same-sex relationships.
"Over the last six years, we have been confronted time and time again with examples of the rejection, exclusion, and hostility that many LGBTQI+ people have received in churches.
"Both personally and on behalf of my fellow bishops I would like to express our deep sorrow and grief at the way LGBTQI+ people and those they love have been treated by the Church which, most of all, ought to recognise everyone as precious and created in the image of God. We are deeply sorry and ashamed and want to take this opportunity to begin again in the spirit of repentance which our faith teaches us."
The trajectory is obvious.
I do not know of anyone who has been confronted with examples of "rejection, exclusion, and hostility" of the many LGBTQI+ Abp Cottrell refers to. Only unsupported allegations by activists who label anyone with a contrary opinion to theirs as homophobic.
By contrast many others have experienced rejection and hostility resulting in exclusion simply for striving to remain faithful to their baptismal promises.
Church blessings have become commonplace. Some argue that if inanimate objects, as illustrated above, and animals can be blessed, why not same-sex unions.
Inanimate objects and animals do not have souls, the cure of which is entrusted by the bishop in the clergy with the words "Receive this cure of souls which is both yours and mine."
Civil partnerships are in themselves a blessing but nothing is ever good enough for those seeking to secularise the Church.
It is often said that if you say something long enough, it becomes the truth. I am amazed by the amount of Christians who believe the indoctrination that they are being "hostile" for upholding the Faith which was once and for all delivered to the saints. The idiots in mitres or "the prats with their hats" (take your pick) will no doubt ban baptism before too long. They will see it as a practice which encourages people to fight against sin, the world, and the devil, which runs contrary to their objectives.
ReplyDeleteSeymour
I openly declare my hostility to Living in Lust and Filth as peddled by the gay cabal and supported by the plonkers on the benches in England and Wales.
DeleteA very sad day for LGBT+ people in the Church of England. Thank God the Church in Wales has opted to byeon the side of the vulnerable. Proud to belong to the CinW today having left the CofE a few years back.
ReplyDeleteDD
Professional virtue signalling victim.
DeletePathetic.
No victim here sun-shine, very successful professional in their own right. You'd be quite surprised.
DeleteDD
Except I couldn't give a flying fig sweetpea ...
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DeleteSounds like there's some confusion over pronouns..
Gender dysphoria perhaps?
No dysphoria sweetheart. Very happy homosexual. You happy?
DeleteDD
Happy homosexual is a contradiction in terms.
Deletehttps://youtu.be/RrZX5IN8NbA
However, with tossers like Welby in charge, the Church of England is doomed.
'Tis a lady: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=192277260119593&set=a.161826636497989
ReplyDeleteI see Mary Stallard is the new Bishop of Llandaff
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean that His Grace will be on the look out for a replacement Assistant bishop?
ReplyDeleteI was just talking with a friend of mine in Llandaff Diocese and imparted the joyous news of the election. Her response was: "That's it, I'm done with the Church in Wales. I was hoping after the last disaster who called herself a bishop, we might have some sense in the appointment this time. I can't bear it any more."
ReplyDeleteAt this rate, your projection, AB, of the demise of the Cult in Wales can be brought forward ever more quickly.
Seymour
Unfortunately it appears you are correct. The poisonous dwarf has been elected huge mistake.
ReplyDelete@ Fr David
ReplyDeletePerhaps, Father D, and as with a majority of working people in Britain, ++Andrew could knuckle down and take a second job. Archbishop and Bishop of Bangor. There's nothing particularly arduous about either of them. Indeed, if he continues on his past trajectory, he could take on a third: as caretaker to ensure all empty churches in North Wales are securely locked to await the valuation of the 'Administrators'. As for +Mary well one wonders on what basis of 'merit' she was selected? She contributed nothing even as archdeacon in Bangor, her sermons are banal and there's no oooomph about her at all. But at least so far as I know she's not loony-left or LGBTQ+
Old Bill
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ReplyDeleteWhatever you may think about Mary's appointment, that last comment is truly appalling. You should be ashamed of yourself for posting it.
DeleteGlad I've left the Cult!
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteDisaster upon disaster in Llandaff.