Orthodox Anglicans challenge bishop on homosexuality views

by Jenna Lyle
Tuesday, March 9, 2010


An orthodox Anglican group has voiced concern after the Bishop of Liverpool called upon the Church of England and the Anglican Communion to allow a variety of ethical views on homosexuality.

In a controversial address to the Liverpool Diocesan Synod, the Rt Rev James Jones expressed his support for a “range of ethical convictions” on the issue of homosexuality.

He told Synod: “Just as Christian pacifists and Christian soldiers profoundly disagree with one another yet in their disagreement continue to drink from the same cup because they share in the one body so too I believe the day is coming when Christians who equally profoundly disagree about the consonancy of same gender love with the discipleship of Christ will in spite of their disagreement drink openly from the same cup of salvation.

“This is I believe the next chapter to be written in the Church of England and the Anglican Communion.” the rest