March 12/13 are the next critical dates, when the Sexuality study will be released at Noon EST to clergy only (March 12) and then the public.
Yes, right before Holy Week. And on the Feast of Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome. Gregory stood firm against the barbarians of his day and raised an army to defend his city. I am nearly ready to break with Augustana XXI and invoke this good Saint's help against the latter day barbarians in our midst.
Lutheran (ELCA) Ping!
If such an ultimatum is delivered, what will the orthodox remnant do?
1. It looks like ELCA and other “mainline” revisionists have a different idea of Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha from traditionalist Christians. Fortunately, Orthodox Holy Week and Pascha are much later this year, so they can’t spoil them!!!!
2. Yes, the Augsburg Confession is against invocation of the saints. But I believe that somewhere in the Book of Concord, it says that the saints pray for us. (A “dangerous” book, that Book of Concord!) So that Orthodox Pope of Rome, St. Gregory the Great, will be praying for us.
3. The real “gay” danger in rhe ELCA after 2009 is the potential legal pressure from states that allow same-sex “civil unions” or “marriage” on traditionalist priests/pastors in denominations that officially allow officiating at such events to officiate at them, even though they do not want to. That may even apply before then, in synods whose “bishops” allow or wink at such “blessings”.
But with another year and a half (until the next CWA) of living under “ELW”, as well as the increasing amount all sorts of other heresy and just plain garbage (such as the substandard “scholarship” in “The Book of Faith” project), there will be much else to vex traditionalist ELCA pastors, bishops, and laity.