Very astute.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n The primate said he was not surprised that the resolution asking the Council of General Synod to prepare a resolution for 2016 that would change the marriage canon to allow same-sex marriage \u201csparked some difficult moments.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked to comment on opinions expressed by some members that there wasn\u2019t enough time to debate on the merits of the resolution, Hiltz said, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what kind of resolution you have on the floor that\u2019s going to change the marriage canon of the church so that same-sex couples can be married. It\u2019s going to be controversial.\u201d<\/p>\n Reacting to statements made by some members that allowing same-sex marriage is a big leap from the blessing of same-sex unions, the primate said, \u201cNone of that surprises me. There\u2019s nothing new in that perspective; that\u2019s been there in the life of the church for many years.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Saying “[t]here\u2019s nothing new in that perspective” is evading the point. \u00a0 For years, the Anglican Church of Canada has been boring everyone \u2013 well, Anglicans, most of whom already have one foot in the grave – to death with explanations of why blessing<\/i> same-sex couples is not the same as marrying<\/i> them. The former, supposedly, is not against \u201ccore doctrine\u201d; no-one is suggesting that the church is going to embark on the latter, we were assured, so there is really nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n Now the ACoC is going to vote on performing same sex-marriages in spite of all protestations to the contrary; naturally no priests would be compelled<\/i> to perform same-sex marriages. Given the church’s duplicitous performance thus far, does anyone believe that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Very astute. From here: The primate said he was not surprised that the resolution asking the Council of General Synod to prepare a resolution for 2016 that would change the marriage canon to allow same-sex marriage \u201csparked some difficult moments.\u201d … Continue reading