Canadian Anglican Bishop Upset that Courts Won't Force Religions to Allow Gay 'Marriage'

LifeSite ^ | December 13, 2004

[NYer]

VANCOUVER, December 13, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The controversial Canadian Anglican Bishop who bears partial responsibility for the ruckus in the Anglican Communion worldwide for his blessing of homosexual unions within his New Westminster diocese, has said he is worried about the Supreme Court opinion on homosexual 'marriage'. Bishop Michael Ingham is concerned about the section of the Court decision which specifies that religious officials in Canada cannot be forced by the state to perform homosexual 'marriages'.

Bishop Ingham told the media: "It means that if you're a non-believer, you can't discriminate against gay and lesbians, but if you're a believer you can. So if you want to discriminate against gays and lesbian people, join a religious organization."

Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition told LifeSiteNews.com that Bishop Ingham's remarks were indicative of the New Age morality being imposed in Canada. "God-given morality and nature itself tells us that sexual relations are intended between a man and a woman in a loving, committed and monogamous union. However, the New Age morality which is being imposed in Canada has turned normal morality on its head. Good is called evil and evil good. Bishop Ingham's comments appear to be those of a bishop of this New Age morality," said Hughes.

[NYer]

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[NYer]

5. Homosexual "Marriage"

True marriage is the union of one man and one woman. Legal recognition of any other union as "marriage" undermines true marriage, and legal recognition of homosexual unions actually does homosexual persons a disfavor by encouraging them to persist in what is an objectively immoral arrangement.

"When legislation in favor of the recognition of homosexual unions is proposed for the first time in a legislative assembly, the Catholic lawmaker has a moral duty to express his opposition clearly and publicly and to vote against it. To vote in favor of a law so harmful to the common good is gravely immoral" (UHP 10).


UHP Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Considerations regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons

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[Paleo Conservative]

Who will rid us of this meddlesome priest?

[NYer]

Ping!

[MadAnthony1776]

Obviously this bishop should be defrocked. Homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible and if he is not going to stand on the teachings of the Bible he obviously should not be in a position to lead others into sin.

[Rocketman]

This too shall come to pass -- wait on it it shall not tarry.

[Huber]

In case you weren't sure what you believed on this issue, here is some helpful advice from a Canadian bishop...

[Pittsburg Phil]

These perverts are getting out of hand. Normal people better start speaking up or society will be down the sh***er for sure.

[Tax-chick]

O, ne Zot!

[animoveritas]

I see, so the Canadian courts now have authority over God. This miscreant will have eternity in his eschatological nightmare to ponder this elementary position.

[SolutionsOnly]

Somebody needs to set this 'Archbishop' down behind a Bible and make him read 2 Timothy about 500 times.

[Unam Sanctam]

This is unbelievable. The bishop obviously does not believe in freedom of religion.

[SuziQ]

Somebody needs to set this 'Archbishop' down behind a Bible and make him read 2 Timothy about 500 times.

It wouldn't help. He's already decided that's he's too intellectual to believe all that Bible silliness, don't you know.

[SolutionsOnly]

I know. Just pointing out the hypocrisy ( and perhaps steering some of the Anglican congregation back to the Bible that they may find their way back out of the wilderness)

[NCSteve]

There is so much wrong with the phrase Canadian Anglican Bishop that I don't know where to begin.

The fact that Satan has infiltrated the church again should surprise no one.

[NYer]

The fact that Satan has infiltrated the church again should surprise no one.

Sadly, the ordination last year of Vicki Gene Robinson, opened the door to Satan and his minions.

[redgolum]

Will someone please tell me why some Anglicans are so opposed to Christianity?/sacasm.

[sionnsar]

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