Church of England bishops plan to turn a blind eye to the sex lives of homosexual clergy
The Church of England is considering plans to hide the homosexual sin of homosexual clergy in bid to avert a growing rift over its treatment of gays and lesbians. In so doing, because they are not instigating any church discipline of homosexual sin of their clergy - the Church of England is no longer a church.
Under the current system, homosexual members of the clergy are asked to be celibate, change jobs or seek a promotion to become a bishop when they are ordained. This goes beyond biblical sin ordaining homosexuals to be bishops.
The House of Bishops will tomorrow discuss proposals to overhaul the system so homosexuals will not be asked about their private lives when they join the church. But Ben Bradshaw, a Labour MP who is in a civil partnership, criticised the policy for shrouding homosexuality in secrecy as clergy would still be expected to be celibate.
He told the Sunday Times: 'It is progress for them to stop asking the celibacy question but it still leaves the Church of England policy based essentially on dishonesty and encouraging its clergy to lie.'
The move follows three years of debate on homosexuality within the church, since same-sex marriage became legal and the first ceremony in March 2014.
The church, led by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, still refuses to perform immoral homosexual marriages, leading to growing rifts within the church.
The new immoral proposal comes just a few months after the church alleged that homosexual clerics had sparked a 'witch hunt' by alleging that 11 bishops were homosexual in September. All should be sacked.
It seemed to be a move from gay clerics to put pressure on more than 100 bishops who met secretly later that month to discuss attitudes to homosexuality. and yet the bishops attitudes towards homosexuality is irrelevant it is the attitude of scripture not a personal opinion. Scripture condemns homosexuality clearly and repeatedly as a grave sin.
Also in September, the suffragan – or junior – Bishop of Grantham revealed he was homosexaul and in a celibate same-sex relationship in a newspaper interview. He should have stood down but sin rears its head against God's law.
A group of 14 married gay and lesbian clergy from pressure group Changing Attitudes also called for a relaxation of CofE rules on homosexual relationships. In effect they should all leave and form their own apostate rebellious church.
The Synod, the church's parliament of lay members, had also discussed the issue in July and debate continues to rage on within the church.The recommendations put forward by the bishops when they meet tomorrow will then be considered by the Synod in February.
Some members of the clergy have also hinted at a campaign of civil disobedience if the church does not move forward.One example could be carrying out celebrations for marriages performed elsewhere if they are not allowed to marry homosexual couples themselves. Rebellion, sin, disobedience to scripture and ignoring God's warnings - welcome to the Homosexual Church of England
It seemed to be a move from gay clerics to put pressure on more than 100 bishops who met secretly later that month to discuss attitudes to homosexuality. and yet the bishops attitudes towards homosexuality is irrelevant it is the attitude of scripture not a personal opinion. Scripture condemns homosexuality clearly and repeatedly as a grave sin.
Also in September, the suffragan – or junior – Bishop of Grantham revealed he was homosexaul and in a celibate same-sex relationship in a newspaper interview. He should have stood down but sin rears its head against God's law.
A group of 14 married gay and lesbian clergy from pressure group Changing Attitudes also called for a relaxation of CofE rules on homosexual relationships. In effect they should all leave and form their own apostate rebellious church.
The Synod, the church's parliament of lay members, had also discussed the issue in July and debate continues to rage on within the church.The recommendations put forward by the bishops when they meet tomorrow will then be considered by the Synod in February.
Some members of the clergy have also hinted at a campaign of civil disobedience if the church does not move forward.One example could be carrying out celebrations for marriages performed elsewhere if they are not allowed to marry homosexual couples themselves. Rebellion, sin, disobedience to scripture and ignoring God's warnings - welcome to the Homosexual Church of England
