{"id":23972,"date":"2016-05-27T19:23:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T23:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=23972"},"modified":"2016-05-27T20:10:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T00:10:37","slug":"diocese-of-ruperts-land-plans-to-proceed-with-same-sex-marriages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/diocese-of-ruperts-land-plans-to-proceed-with-same-sex-marriages\/","title":{"rendered":"Diocese of Rupert\u2019s Land plans to proceed with same-sex marriages"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bishop of Rupert\u2019s Land has issued the following statement<\/a> that clearly says \u2013 amidst the usual faux-pious gobbledegook – that he intends to go ahead with marrying same-sex couples in spite of the fact that the motion to approve same-sex marriages won\u2019t be voted upon until the next general synod, that it is unlikely to pass anyway and that it could not receive final approval until 2019.<\/p>\n

Fred Hiltz has already received an oracle <\/a>\u00a0that this was bound to happen; I suppose Phillips, having seen that, thought to himself: \u201cWhy wait?\u201d<\/p>\n

An Update from the Bishop on Same-sex Marriages in our Church May 23, 2016.<\/p>\n

It is my hope that this brief pastoral update will be helpful to members of our Diocese. Since the communication from the House of Bishops and the response from the Council of General Synod regarding the proposed change to the marriage canon back in March, 2016, I have noted both the interest and concern around how I view same-sex marriage in our Diocese, as well as the confusion and anxiety about what my approach to same-sex marriage might be.<\/p>\n

Through continued prayer, listening to many voices, studying the Commission\u2019s report, This Holy Estate, and much conversation, I am able to offer the following, hopefully straightforward, statement: I am convinced that the time has come for the provision for same-sex marriages in our Diocese to become reality. I am committed to working toward making that happen both as soon as responsibly possible, and in a grace-filled manner that minimizes the impact for those who struggle with this issue \u2013 both within and beyond our Diocese.<\/p>\n

How this needs to take place is yet to be determined and it is important that I, our other delegates to General Synod, and all of the members of our Diocese, remain open to the leading of the Holy Spirit in discerning that path.<\/p>\n

Yours [not in any way, shape or form – editor] in Christ,
\nDonald Phillips, PhD
\nBishop of Rupert\u2019s Land<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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