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Monday, October 18, 2004

As a mediaeval historian, I recognise that the Church, in its various incarnations, is quite political

Still...shouldn't the Church's actions be based more on whether something is the right thing to do rather than to promote accord with opposing factions within it?

Anglicans Criticize US Church on Gays

It's unlikely that people over varying cultural backgrounds are going to 100% agree with one another. But in American society, more and more people are realising that gender is not nearly so important in making a committed relationship so much as the love two people have for one another, and the Episcopal Church in the US is reflecting that cultural change. Many, including me, view it as no different than promoting a black bishop in areas where slavery once flourished. I'm sure there was opposition based on long-standing cultural prejudices there, too. It was still the right thing to do. I can only hope that one day people will care less about race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender than the personality and drive of the person considered, and the devotion he or she has to such a calling.

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