tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post1515428169831703992..comments2024-03-11T05:57:18.030-04:00Comments on Sacraments Wholesale: Father Burwell RespondsDeacon Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14981953522017981083noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-34182267849505754032009-11-06T15:53:16.276-05:002009-11-06T15:53:16.276-05:00First, if resolutions of General Convention are no...First, if resolutions of General Convention are non-binding on the diocese, then why would they have needed to pass a resolution stating that they are not bound by the General Convention's resolution?<br /><br />Second, does this candidate believe that the ordination vows of a priest REQUIRE that the priest vote in accordance with the wishes of the Bishop on such issues? If that were the case, then why allow the clergy to vote on such issues at all?David T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-68426406667597971172009-11-03T19:44:36.412-05:002009-11-03T19:44:36.412-05:00If "catholic ecclesiology" requires that...If "catholic ecclesiology" requires that the bishop decide the issue posed in Resolution 2, then say so. To pretend that there is a vote reflecting the individual consciences of the clergy of the diocese lacks integrity.<br /><br />Further, the roots of Resolution 2 lie not in some neutral amoral territory, but in moral questions of great importance. The underlying issue is the manner in which our fellow Christians participate in the life of the church. In the absence of those issues, Resolution #2 would not have been written or proposed for a vote. To pretend otherwise makes no sense.Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14735063632469351351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-63693506625685063512009-11-03T16:25:45.650-05:002009-11-03T16:25:45.650-05:00That's my read as well, and I am but a poor ig...That's my read as well, and I am but a poor ignorant deacon. The real problem is that being in the church with gay people gives them the willies. But rather than say that, they cloak it in quasi-legal and wuasi-religious language. <br /><br />Thanks for hanging in there. This is an important issue in South Carolina. The most progressive voice on social issues in the faith community is at risk in the outcome of this election.Deacon Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981953522017981083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352677.post-82090607533973128732009-11-03T10:44:11.343-05:002009-11-03T10:44:11.343-05:00I am a lawyer. Mind you, I'm not an Episcopal...I am a lawyer. Mind you, I'm not an Episcopal, but I am a lapsed Catholic with a few years of Bible study under my belt. <br /><br />My reading of resolution #2 amounts to a "just cause" to leave "The Episcopal Church". It looks like a warning shot in the wider context of open rebellion. Very Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence sounding but without <br />Maybe the context of discussion at the convention might shed greater light on the meaning behind resolution #2, but from a plain reading of the resolution, it is a first step of withdrawl. To ascribe any other meaning to the resolution would be disingenious at best. And again, that is just a legal reading of the plain words without grounding the reading in Episcopalian theology. Maybe that might make a difference.2612KiawahOwnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289498090783044699noreply@blogger.com