Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Gay Anglicans rebuff Bishops’ proposal for “pastoral care” and more study

http://walkingwithintegrity.blogspot.com/2007/05/gay-anglicans-rebuff-bishops-proposal.html

[Walking with Intergity] 8 May 2007--Gay Anglicans offer mixed reviews of a statement by the Canadian House of Bishops in which the bishops claim to support "the most generous pastoral response possible" toward gay and lesbian couples while they also signal they will veto attempts to clarify the church's teaching.

Members of Integrity Canada are at turns offended, disappointed, and confused by the bishops' "possible pastoral responses" and demands for prolonged dialogue and study.

The proposed pastoral provisions are a "slap in the face of committed gay and lesbian couples," says Michelle Crawford-Bewley of Integrity Toronto. "We are relegated to second-class status in our own church."

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