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06/08/2004: "Party's over"

Those in the Anglican Church of Canada who thought that Global South conservatives would simply ignore the conferring of "sanctity" upon gay relationships turned out to be sadly mistaken:

"The use of the word 'sanctify' means that the whole issue has already been decided and that is devastating. It’s saying that God has agreed to bless same-sex unions as the word carries the implication that this isn't just right, but that this is God's will and he has set it apart for the human race. It's rewriting the Christian faith. There’s nothing in the Bible about the sanctity of same-sex relationships. Canada's action merely confirms the sad reality of the fragmentation of the Anglican family. We would like to see them expelled. This is going against Christian teaching and they should either repent or shut the door behind themselves…."

It probably didn't help that Bishop Michael Ingham, who helped ignite the current firestorm in world Anglicanism by approving same sex blessings after the Primates called for a moratorium on further actions on the issue, was elected to the governing council of the national church (can you say, "thumb in the eye"?).

In the meantime, Nero fiddles while Rome burns the Archbishop of Canterbury has said nothing since the end of the synod.