Posted on 04/30/2017 2:27:32 PM PDT by madison10
Electing Lesbian Bishop Violates Church Law, United Methodist High Court Rules
The United Methodist Church's highest court has ruled that a regional body violated the denomination's rules when they elected an openly lesbian clergywoman as bishop and she can be removed from her position. In a 6–3 decision released Friday, the United Methodist Judicial Council decided that the Western Jurisdiction's election of Karen Oliveto to the position of bishop violated church law.
"It is not lawful for the college of bishops of any jurisdictional or central conference to consecrate a self-avowed practicing homosexual bishop," read the decision, as reported by the United Methodist News Service.
"Under the long-standing principle of legality, no individual member or entity may violate, ignore or negate church law."
UMNS noted that the Judicial Coucil's decision did not immediately remove Oliveto from her position, but it did call for the process to take place. Electing Lesbian Bishop Violates Church Law, United Methodist High Court Rules View Gallery (2) By Michael Gryboski , Christian Post Reporter Apr 28, 2017 | 8:54 PM Share
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The United Methodist Church's highest court has ruled that a regional body violated the denomination's rules when they elected an openly lesbian clergywoman as bishop and she can be removed from her position.
(Photo: Screengrab/Vimeo/ Rocky Mountain Conference UMC)Bishop Karen Oliveto of the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church commenting in a video posted April 4, 2017, on an upcoming United Methodist Judicial Council case that will determine whether she can remain a bishop.
In a 6–3 decision released Friday, the United Methodist Judicial Council decided that the Western Jurisdiction's election of Karen Oliveto to the position of bishop violated church law.
"It is not lawful for the college of bishops of any jurisdictional or central conference to consecrate a self-avowed practicing homosexual bishop," read the decision, as reported by the United Methodist News Service.
"Under the long-standing principle of legality, no individual member or entity may violate, ignore or negate church law."
UMNS noted that the Judicial Coucil's decision did not immediately remove Oliveto from her position, but it did call for the process to take place.
"However, the bishop 'remains in good standing,' the Judicial Council said in Decision 1341, until an administrative or judicial process is completed," reported UMNS.
"Pending the supervisory response process to review episcopal membership and office, the college of bishops, in consultation with the committee on episcopacy, 'may suspend the bishop from all episcopal responsibilities for a period not to exceed 60 days.'"
Last July, the UMC Western Jurisdiction unanimously elected Oliveto to be bishop of the UMC Mountain Sky Area, a regional body that includes congregations located in Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and one church in Idaho.
The United Methodist Church's highest court has ruled that a regional body violated the denomination's rules when they elected an openly lesbian clergywoman as bishop and she can be removed from her position.
(Photo: Screengrab/Vimeo/ Rocky Mountain Conference UMC)Bishop Karen Oliveto of the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church commenting in a video posted April 4, 2017, on an upcoming United Methodist Judicial Council case that will determine whether she can remain a bishop.
In a 6–3 decision released Friday, the United Methodist Judicial Council decided that the Western Jurisdiction's election of Karen Oliveto to the position of bishop violated church law.
"It is not lawful for the college of bishops of any jurisdictional or central conference to consecrate a self-avowed practicing homosexual bishop," read the decision, as reported by the United Methodist News Service.
"Under the long-standing principle of legality, no individual member or entity may violate, ignore or negate church law."
UMNS noted that the Judicial Coucil's decision did not immediately remove Oliveto from her position, but it did call for the process to take place.
"However, the bishop 'remains in good standing,' the Judicial Council said in Decision 1341, until an administrative or judicial process is completed," reported UMNS.
"Pending the supervisory response process to review episcopal membership and office, the college of bishops, in consultation with the committee on episcopacy, 'may suspend the bishop from all episcopal responsibilities for a period not to exceed 60 days.'"
Last July, the UMC Western Jurisdiction unanimously elected Oliveto to be bishop of the UMC Mountain Sky Area, a regional body that includes congregations located in Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and one church in Idaho...
Sorry, sort of double posted. Kindle not good at this.
Higher Court rules apply.
A 6-3 vote.
Interesting.
One third of the highest tribunal within the Methodist church apparently favors celebrating full blown open homosexuality within the church. One third see nothing objectionable or troublesome about homosexuality or homosexual marriage. Even though their religious doctrine is in opposition to homosexuality, a significant minority of their highest officials are ready to embrace homosexuality.
give it a few years, and it may well happen.
Well, duh!
Three strikes according to what the Bible says:
1. Woman
2. Bishop
3. Homosexual
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Titus-Chapter-1/
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
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Scripture does not say that a Bishop has to have led a sin-free life, but it certainly says that a bishop must “hold fast the faithful word”, which rules out those who celebrate their violations of God’s Word.
Because they are radical leftists and they want to destroy all authentically Christian denominations from within. They are not just interested in practicing their own apostate goobledygook. They want to destroy the Christian witness and force Christians to go against the doctrines of their faith. They are, in short, soliders for the anti-Christ.
soldiers, not soliders.
“Under the long-standing principle of legality, no individual member or entity may violate, ignore or negate church law.
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Love the double speak by the Methodists on this one. Someone can be openly lesbian clergy, but by golly we’re putting our foot down on higher offices!
This is the kind of church tat someone like David Brooks would attend....the Church of Incremental Modernism.
Headline: replace church with God and you’ve got the real headline, there.
Yeah, who do they think they are, Episcopalians?
Well now we know where the line is. Lesbian okay woman bishop ok, lesbian bishop too much at least until next year.
I guess about a dozen or so of my former UMC pastors are not going to make bishop, then.
So glad I’m outta there.
Why? If they have a female pastor, why would their sexuality matter? In fact, do they even need to read the Bible in order to serve as their community leader?
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