Evangelical Anglicans Urged To 'Stand Up And Be Counted' Over Gay Blessings [ChristianPost]

Evangelical Anglicans Urged To 'Stand Up And Be Counted' Over Gay Blessings

Harry Farley | Junior Staff Writer 31 October 2016

A rallying cry for clergy opposed to same-sex relationships to "stand up and be counted" has been issued by the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC).

Guarding the deposit argues all gay relationships are a "disorder" and will "attract the eternal judgement of God". The 19-page discussion document was sent to all CofE bishops and evangelical leaders earlier in October and published last week.



The forthright statement comes as CofE bishops meet to discuss whether to offer some form of welcome or acceptance to gay couples in official liturgy.

But the document denies this compromise between full acceptance of gay marriage and the Church's current position would work. It would be a "recipe for continuing conflict" the CEEC said and insists allowing "the blessing of same-sex relationships would be a de facto change of Church of England doctrine".

Rt Rev Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn, is president of the influential council and other bishops including Rt Rev Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough, and Rt Rev Tim Dakin, Bishop of Winchester, are members.

Together with all senior bishops in the CofE they will bring forward a recommendation to the ruling general synod at its next meeting in February.

"The best way forward" would be to restate the Church's position that any sex outside heterosexual marriage is sinful, the document says.


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If the church recognises in anyway same sex unions , she will have defiled the holy sacrament of marriage

 

God gave us the sacrament. We mere humans do not have the authority to change it. Only God has the authority to change the Sacraments.
As Pope St John Paul II said about Holy Orders in response to letting women into the ranks, "Christ has not given us the authority to change the sacrament."

Blessings,

Fr. Mark