{"id":9941,"date":"2010-09-24T21:46:32","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T01:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=9941"},"modified":"2010-09-24T21:46:32","modified_gmt":"2010-09-25T01:46:32","slug":"rowan-williams-backs-celibate-homosexual-bisops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/rowan-williams-backs-celibate-homosexual-bisops\/","title":{"rendered":"Rowan Williams backs celibate homosexual bisops"},"content":{"rendered":"

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he has “no problem” with gay people being bishops but they must remain celibate.<\/p>\n

In his first explicit declaration on the subject since taking office in 2002, Dr Rowan Williams<\/a> signalled his personal support for the consecration of gay bishops in the Church of England but said he would never endorse gay clergy in relationships because of tradition and historical “standards” .<\/p>\n

His comments, in an interview in the Times, risk deepening divisions within the church and the wider Anglican communion. Liberals will be angered by his explicit acknowledgement that celibacy must be compulsory for homosexual clergy but not for heterosexuals. While conservative ire will be fuelled by his stance which puts him at odds with church teaching.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Williams explained why he has stood with conservatives against homosexuality when it came to official church policy.<\/p>\n

He said that he could not endorse gay relationships for clergy and bishops because “the cost to the church overall was too great to be borne at that point”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And the problem with this is in the last three words. Williams has made it clear that this is a move to soften up the recalcitrant conservative opposition in preparation for the time when non-celibate homosexual bishops won\u2019t<\/em> be a cost \u201ctoo great to be borne.\u201d<\/p>\n

This has been the liberal strategy all along and, by and large, conservative Anglicans have fallen for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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