LONG ISLAND: Bishop Tanglefoot
LONG ISLAND: Bishop Tanglefoot
By Matthew J. Franck
FIRST THINGS
http://www.firstthings.com/
July 25, 2011
I learned this morning from a friend of the pastoral letter recently issued by the Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano, the bishop of the Episcopal Church's Long Island diocese, to be read aloud at all services on Sunday, August 7. The letter, an effort to adapt to the new law establishing same-sex marriage in New York, is such a welter of confusion it will take your breath away. One might say Bishop Provenzano is trying to make the best of a very novel situation, in a church that has already gone far in the "progressive" direction. But when you let the city of man tie your shoelaces, Bishop, you're bound to find your feet tied together and forward movement very difficult.
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By Matthew J. Franck
FIRST THINGS
http://www.firstthings.com/
July 25, 2011
I learned this morning from a friend of the pastoral letter recently issued by the Right Reverend Lawrence C. Provenzano, the bishop of the Episcopal Church's Long Island diocese, to be read aloud at all services on Sunday, August 7. The letter, an effort to adapt to the new law establishing same-sex marriage in New York, is such a welter of confusion it will take your breath away. One might say Bishop Provenzano is trying to make the best of a very novel situation, in a church that has already gone far in the "progressive" direction. But when you let the city of man tie your shoelaces, Bishop, you're bound to find your feet tied together and forward movement very difficult.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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