I am certain that this will be done in the Episcopal organization tout de suite.
From Sue Careless (that must be a pen name) at The Living Church,
"The Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod authorized 'Pastoral Liturgies for Journeys of Gender Transition and Affirmation' June 30, but added the provision 'where authorized by the ordinary.'
All liturgies must first be authorized by General Synod, but ordinaries (diocesan bishops) have authority over the liturgical practices in their dioceses.
So, while Resolution A122 passed easily with the amendment, those theologically conservative diocesan bishops who do not support such liturgies need not approve their use..."
Remember the rule: "Where orthodoxy becomes optional, it will eventually be proscribed."
"The texts for the liturgies were available in the synod’s Convening Circular, a thorough guide to the scheduled discussions and advance resolutions. Many delegates already were familiar with the rites, as they had been used on a trial basis in a few parishes over the past year. They have also been online for some time."
Using something on a trial basis in a church always seems to lead to its adoption.
"It was not clear from the debate whether these rites would be offered to minors, or whether they would require parental permission."
Yikes!
Looking at the numbers, the Anglican Church of Canada is dying. This will surely kill it off.
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Hard to say what will kill a church in Canada, the nation which is euthanizing depressed people who are not terminally ill.
ReplyDeleteBut, yikes! indeed. Parental permission optional. The Episcopal organization approves of chemical and surgical "treatments" for children which cause sterilization and sexual dysfunction, and make the children life-long, lucrative, medical patients. It would not surprise me at all to hear that this is being "blessed" in American Episcopal churches.
Maybe the Anglican Organization of Canada is already on the waiting list for MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying).
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