1.10 (excerpts)
- in view of the teaching of Scripture, upholds faithfulness in marriage between a man and a woman in lifelong union, and believes that abstinence is right for those who are not called to marriage;
- while rejecting homosexual practice as incompatible with Scripture, calls on all our people to minister pastorally and sensitively to all irrespective of sexual orientation and to condemn irrational fear of homosexuals, violence within marriage and any trivialization and commercialization of sex;
- cannot advise the legitimizing or blessing of same sex unions nor ordaining those involved in same gender unions;
As has the CoE, and South Africa, and a few others.
Do you favor another strong resolution, and another multiyear delay for the faithful?
The faithful American bishops are pretty much chasing a moving train that almost left the station without them. Let's keep them running.