from Stand Firm by Jackie
It was not the consensus of our meeting that we were of sufficient clarity to have public blessings at this time. Some of the reasons for this would be that there are no official liturgies approved for such blessings, that the civil authority of the Commonwealth does not recognize same-gender marriage, that there has been a call within the Anglican Communion for restraint on such liturgies, and that there remain many loyal Episcopalians who are not ready to welcome such rites as a normative part of Episcopal Church life.
Since a guiding principle of Episcopal church life has been the phrase “lex orandi lex credendi” (the law of praying is the law of believing or “as we pray so we believe”), it would seem to many of us that until the “we” on this issue becomes very large it is dangerous to place such rites “front and center” in our liturgical life, since our liturgical life is our bottom line of theological belief. In other words, the altars of our church are to be “issue free zones.” By refraining from such blessings at this time, it is important to notice the issue that the lack of blessings raises for many among us.
Hmmm, does anyone else think this is a direct response to Sarah Hey's recent article that laid bare Bishop Gulick's actions?
Hat tip: Robert Lundy
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