PERTH: Anglican Church Archbishop Backs Homosexual Bishops
PERTH: Anglican Church Archbishop Backs Homosexual Bishops
Compiled by APN from media reports
November 3, 2010
The split within the Anglican Church has widened after the Archbishop of Perth Roger Herft declared support for homosexual bishops, claiming the Church and society had been rejecting gay and lesbian people for too long. His candid comments echoed those of the leader of the world's Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who told the Times in London he had "no problem" with gay bishops. Neither archbishop however would endorse a candidate in an active gay relationship because there was a traditional celibacy "standard" for bishops.
The Right Rev. Harry Entwistle, who heads the 120-strong Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) in WA, said the Church's increasingly liberal views were one reason the dissident group he belonged to was breaking away to join the Catholic Church. Mr Entwistle said the TAC only supported gay people if they were celibate, claiming homosexual sex was as immoral as "promiscuous adultery". The TAC, with half a million members globally, expects to enter into full communion with Rome within a year.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Compiled by APN from media reports
November 3, 2010
The split within the Anglican Church has widened after the Archbishop of Perth Roger Herft declared support for homosexual bishops, claiming the Church and society had been rejecting gay and lesbian people for too long. His candid comments echoed those of the leader of the world's Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who told the Times in London he had "no problem" with gay bishops. Neither archbishop however would endorse a candidate in an active gay relationship because there was a traditional celibacy "standard" for bishops.
The Right Rev. Harry Entwistle, who heads the 120-strong Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) in WA, said the Church's increasingly liberal views were one reason the dissident group he belonged to was breaking away to join the Catholic Church. Mr Entwistle said the TAC only supported gay people if they were celibate, claiming homosexual sex was as immoral as "promiscuous adultery". The TAC, with half a million members globally, expects to enter into full communion with Rome within a year.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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