WYD becoming the real GAFCon?
July 11th 2008 03:01
In recent weeks we rebellious Anglicans who believe the Bible is God's Word, and therefore it should be followed, had leaders meeting in Jerusalem under the name GAFCON. However it seems George Pell has been making the gafs.
This week ABC's Lateline has revealed (check out the archives on this story:
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that Archbishop Cardinal Pell is in need of the confessionals being put around the city, as he lied to a victim of sexual assault by a priest. Whilst Peter Jensen, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney makes a stand against bishops being ordained whilst in active homosexual relationships, his Catholic counterpart has been revealed as a liar, with a somewhat more laissez-faire attitude towards homosexuality in the church.
Whenever something like this comes into the news, I thank God for the Reformation. I suggested printing a T-shirt with Martin Luther's picture on it for next week, but my husband wisely advised that this would be tantamount to the Orange People causing riots in Ireland.
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It's not that these things don't occur in the Anglican church. They have. However there are consequences and procedures for how to deal with these issues. Furthermore, if Jensen ever lied, we would expect him to repent and resign. If John Della Bosca is dragged over the coals for some dodgy Stat Decs, then surely the closest thing to the Pope we have in Australia needs to be censured and sacked.
Will the Pope have the intestinal fortitude to do so next week?
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We wait with baited breath, and pray for justice, and healing for the man in the centre of this case, who is reliving the abuse in the face of the headlines.
This week ABC's Lateline has revealed (check out the archives on this story:
Really Long Link
that Archbishop Cardinal Pell is in need of the confessionals being put around the city, as he lied to a victim of sexual assault by a priest. Whilst Peter Jensen, Anglican Archbishop of Sydney makes a stand against bishops being ordained whilst in active homosexual relationships, his Catholic counterpart has been revealed as a liar, with a somewhat more laissez-faire attitude towards homosexuality in the church.
Really Long Link
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It's not that these things don't occur in the Anglican church. They have. However there are consequences and procedures for how to deal with these issues. Furthermore, if Jensen ever lied, we would expect him to repent and resign. If John Della Bosca is dragged over the coals for some dodgy Stat Decs, then surely the closest thing to the Pope we have in Australia needs to be censured and sacked.
Will the Pope have the intestinal fortitude to do so next week?
We wait with baited breath, and pray for justice, and healing for the man in the centre of this case, who is reliving the abuse in the face of the headlines.
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