‘Discerning a Holy Example’
Presiding Bishop: “We no longer expect that ... childbearing is the chief purpose of marriage.”
C of E Responds to Cameron
“The uniqueness of marriage is that it embodies the underlying, objective distinctiveness of men and women.”
+Sutton Writes on 3 Measures
In a pastoral letter to Episcopalians in Maryland, Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton reflects on gambling, the Maryland Dream Act, and same-sex marriage.
Fond du Lac: Remain in Unity
Bishop Russell Jacobus: “I do not believe we are prepared in this diocese to proceed with the blessing of same-sex relationships.”
Civility Embodied
Bishop Stephen Lane and three other church leaders join in a “Civil Discourse on Same-sex Marriage.”
+Wilson Endorses Gay Marriage
Bishop of Buckingham Alan Wilson, a married father of five, caused a row in the Church by urging leaders to “get our head around blessing gay people’s relationships.”
Blessings & Weddings in Conn.
“We are pleased that the church’s discipline has also begun to change so that priests may offer a generous pastoral response consistent with Connecticut’s embrace of marriage equality.”
‘Full Marriage Equality’
Bishop Mark Sisk: “This seems to me to be a typically oblique way for the Episcopal Church to approach a complex but important matter: indirectly.”
Bishop Robinson Talks Policy
The Washington premiere of Love Free or Die, director Macky Alston’s documentary about the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, prompted a frequently political post-film discussion this week. Gillian Laub photo courtesy of Reveal Productions.