{"id":24338,"date":"2016-09-01T16:06:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T20:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=24338"},"modified":"2016-09-02T08:05:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T12:05:56","slug":"anglican-church-of-canada-develops-sex-change-liturgy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/anglican-church-of-canada-develops-sex-change-liturgy\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglican Church of Canada: Toronto church develops sex-change liturgy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The battle for same-sex marriage is as good as over in the ACoC. For the canons to be changed, it still has to pass the 2019 general synod but that is largely irrelevant since bishops \u2013 like Niagara\u2019s Bird \u2013 who want to perform same-sex marriages have decided to do so now, voting be damned. As the bishops are quick to point out, there is nothing and no-one to stop them.<\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s over, there is new ground to conquer so the Diocese of Toronto has a church that has concocted a sex-change liturgy. And why not? There is nothing and no-one to stop them.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a> (page 10)<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Church creates liturgy for gender transition\"Sex-Change-Liturgy\"<\/strong>THE church has always gathered as a community to mark the most important life passages of its members, so when Beck Schaefer, a member of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, Toronto, legally transitioned from female to male, changing his name and identity documents to reflect a truer sense of his identity, the parish witnessed and blessed the moment.<\/p>\n

However, a liturgy for that purpose doesn\u2019t exist in the Anglican Church, so the parish created one. \u201cWe understood that this wasn’t a re-baptism,\u201d said the Rev. Maggie Helwig, incumbent. \u201cGod always knew who Beck \u00a0was in his fullness, and received him as himself from the beginning. But we also knew that this was a moment closely tied to the baptismal covenant, and Beck\u2019s growth as a disciple.\u201d The liturgy was modelled on the Anglican Church\u2019s reaffirmation of baptismal vows, but also included an acknowledgement of Beck\u2019s new name and gender identity as a part of his baptismal vocation.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod created me transgender, and calls me to live openly and authentically,\u201d said Beck at the service. \u201cThis is not a solitary path but rather a call that I am to live out in relation to others and as a member of the body of Christ.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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