The Paradox of Experience
By Bishop Bill Atwood
http://www.americananglican.org/the-paradox-of-experience
December 10, 2013
The "Pilling Report" for the Church of England basically opens the door for public services blessing same-sex unions. There is an attempt at a fine parsing of situations trying to separate same-sex blessings from same-sex marriages, approving the former, and not approving the latter. The distinction, however, is one without a difference. All the Church does in a marriage is pronounce blessing. The couple actually ministers the Sacrament to each other--they marry each other. The priest can only pronounce a blessing over a marriage when the Biblical circumstances are faithfully fulfilled.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Bishop Bill Atwood
http://www.americananglican.org/the-paradox-of-experience
December 10, 2013
The "Pilling Report" for the Church of England basically opens the door for public services blessing same-sex unions. There is an attempt at a fine parsing of situations trying to separate same-sex blessings from same-sex marriages, approving the former, and not approving the latter. The distinction, however, is one without a difference. All the Church does in a marriage is pronounce blessing. The couple actually ministers the Sacrament to each other--they marry each other. The priest can only pronounce a blessing over a marriage when the Biblical circumstances are faithfully fulfilled.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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