Episcopal Theologian Blasts Action of Toronto Anglican Bishops' proposal to Affirm same-sex relationships

By Ephraim Radner
February 1, 2008

I remain at a loss as to why this is being proposed NOW, and being made public NOW, just as the Primates meet. I am grateful for the openness and desire for discussion around the concrete proposals (unlike some dioceses with which I am familiar). And in the spirit of such discussion, I included the following in a letter I sent yesterday to two of the Toronto bishops.

It is hard to escape the fact that the process you have now set in motion-one that involves public proposals, discussions, synodical actions, and all dealing with a way of ordering a particular "pastoral response" that involves episcopal oversight and particular permissions, following directives that involve the nature of prayers - cannot avoid being seen as one of ecclesial "authorization" of liturgical matters surrounding same-sex unions.

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