{"id":27865,"date":"2019-12-26T23:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T04:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=27865"},"modified":"2019-12-26T23:00:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T04:00:06","slug":"diocese-of-toronto-waves-goodbye-to-objective-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/diocese-of-toronto-waves-goodbye-to-objective-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Diocese of Toronto waves goodbye to objective reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Diocese of Toronto has decided to proceed with same-sex marriage even though the vote to change the Marriage Canon to permit such marriages was defeated at general synod.<\/p>\n

In a masterstroke of ingenuity, the diocese has found a way to get around this inconvenient obstacle. We don\u2019t have to change<\/em> the marriage canon; all we must do is reinterpret<\/em> it to mean something other than what is clearly stated in the canon.<\/p>\n

The diocese has entered the murky realm of post-truth ecclesiology.<\/p>\n

From here <\/a>(my emphasis):<\/p>\n

\"\"From this sharing and listening, we will gather what we\u2019ve heard into our diocese\u2019s message for the Council of General
\nSynod when it meets on Nov. 23-25, and to General Synod itself.
\nThis is what we are considering:
\n\u2022 Declare that Canon XXI (On Marriage in the Church) applies to all persons who are duly qualified by civil law
\nto enter into marriage. (This is an interpretation of the Canon, not a change to the Canon.)<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Change wording to be gender neutral (i.e. \u201cthe parties to the marriage\u201d).
\n\u2022 Opt-in process. (Noting that no cleric is required to marry anyone.)
\n\u2022 Must be authorized by the diocesan
\nbishop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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