Posted on 02/08/2008 8:21:39 PM PST by hiho hiho
The Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Rev James Jones, a conservative evangelical, expressed the views in a book, A Fallible Church, in which he apologised for objecting to the appointment of the gay cleric Dr Jeffrey John as Bishop of Reading. He was one of nine bishops to sign a public letter criticising the proposed consecration.
The bishop also apologised for his conduct and its effect on John, who eventually withdrew his acceptance of the post after bowing to pressure. Jones said: "I deeply regret this episode in our common life. I still believe it was unwise to try to take us to a place that evidently did not command the broad support of the Church of England but I am sorry for the way I opposed it and I am sorry too for adding to the pain and distress of Dr John and his partner."
He called for Anglicans to "acknowledge the authoritative biblical examples of love between two people of the same gender most notably in the relationship of Jesus and his beloved [John] and David and Jonathan".
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Freaking BINO.
When the head of a “Christian” church, apologizes to a homosexual, what is left? This church lost its position in the body of Christ long ago.
Next, he will probably be apologizing to abortionists and pedophiles.
And to compare Jesus and John to a homosexual relationship goes beyond the pale.
he just bit into the apple - that’s the homosexuals’ basis for justification of a sinful lifestyle.
DISGUSTING!! Soon all Christians will be under the pressure of recanting their faith or face the wrath of HUMANISM and be ostracized...Stay strong brothers, stay strong.
If the Right Reverend Jones doesn’t retract his last quote printed above, he will have an eternity to meditate upon, “Depart from me.”
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