Gay Bishop Commends LGBT Presbyterians for 'Confusing' the Church on Homosexuality

By Lillian Kwon

July 2, 2012

The first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church recently praised pro-gay Presbyterians for creating "enormous confusion" and what he called "holy chaos" in their denomination over homosexuality.

"It was not that many years ago when our churches, yours and mine and most others, were absolutely certain what God thought of us ... and because of your courageous work, there are a lot of confused people out there and that is a huge step forward," Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire said Saturday during an event sponsored by More Light Presbyterians – a pro-LGBT group.

Robinson looked to commend and further encourage gays and lesbians as they face several measures on homosexuality during the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s General Assembly in Pittsburgh. The denomination is considering a proposal to reverse a 2010 decision that allowed partnered gay clergy to serve and another measure that would redefine marriage. Votes are expected to take place later this week. the rest

Just as Christians repented of the sin of racism and slavery, Robinson says they will eventually apologize to LGBT people as well.

Response at The Layman Online: Taking (back) away the Bible
The Rev. Gene Robinson, the first openly homosexual to be named a bishop of the Episcopal Church (USA) told a gathering at the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly that the time has come for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to “take the Bible back.” What he meant was, take the Bible away...