Gay bishop move rejected by Kenya

[maldon_road]

I don't think this "compromise" is going to do the trick.

Gay bishop move rejected by Kenya

Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi said the US church has not gone far enough

The head of Kenya's Anglican Church has rejected a compromise over gay bishops by US Episcopal Church leaders.

They have said they will halt the ordination of gay bishops and public blessings of same-sex relationships to prevent a split in the Anglican Church.

"That word 'halt' is not enough," said Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi.

Many African Anglicans threatened to leave the worldwide Anglican Communion after the ordination of the first openly gay bishop four years ago.

The American Church was told to meet the conditions by 30 September or lose membership of the communion.

US bishops made the decision after a six-day meeting in New Orleans.

The meeting was attended in part by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who urged the Episcopal Church to make concessions for the sake of unity.

'Repent'

Last month, Archbishop Nzimbi presided over the consecration of two US bishops, Bill Murdoch and Bill Atwood, who left the US branch of the Anglican Church - the Episcopal Church - after it consecrated an openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, in 2003.

Bishop Bill Atwood, left, and Bishop William Murdoch in All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi

Two US bishops were consecrated in Kenya last month

The Kenyan archbishop said the US church leaders' comments did not go far enough.

"What we expected to come from them is to repent - that this is a sin in the eyes of the Lord and repentance is what me, in particular, and others expected to hear coming from this church," he said....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7014907.stm

[ScottSA]

I don't think this "compromise" is going to do the trick.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7014907.stm

Yesssssss...

[betsy]

They have said they will halt the ordination of gay bishops and public blessings of same-sex relationships to prevent a split in the Anglican Church.

I don't think this "compromise" is going to do the trick.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7014907.stm

No. The duty of Christian Church is to spread the teachings of Christ....not edit It to suit anybody or anyone.

It is an arrogance on the part of these church officials to assume that they could do with the Words of Christ in anyway they please....like as if God should bow down to political correctness!

It is this present-day attitude towards the teachings of Christ that seriously makes me re-think and really take a good look...if these same churches that purports to represent or speak in the Name of Christ are the very same kinds of preachers that Christ has warned us about!

After all, it had been noted in several passages in the New Testament about the deviousness of Satan.

Edited September 30, 2007 by betsy

[moderateamericain]

No. The duty of Christian Church is to spread the teachings of Christ....not edit It to suit anybody or anyone.

It is an arrogance on the part of these church officials to assume that they could do with the Words of Christ in anyway they please....like as if God should bow down to political correctness!

It is this present-day attitude towards the teachings of Christ that seriously makes me re-think and really take a good look...if these same churches that purports to represent or speak in the Name of Christ are the very same kinds of preachers that Christ has warned us about!

After all, it had been noted in several passages in the New Testament about the deviousness of Satan.

I never did put faith in religion. Holiness is choosing to live your life as a good man/woman or not. The relationship with god is a one on one thing. No man can teach righteousness. You either believe it and act on it or you dont.