Word: ordained
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...influenced by Christianity and Judaism, which have traditionally taught that homosexuality is unnatural and its practice sinful. Though all the major churches and branches of Judaism have increasingly come to recognize that the homosexual's dilemma is a matter for pastoral care and understanding, they continue to refuse to ordain avowed homosexuals (with the exception of the United Church of Christ, which has ordained one openly gay minister...
...more likely to issue a reprimand at most, since he did not favor the firing of charges in the first place. Actually, Creighton is so sympathetic to the women's cause that he is practicing discrimination in reverse. Last month he announced that he would henceforth refuse to ordain all males in his diocese until the Episcopal Church opened the priesthood to women...
...took action. In a conciliatory but strongly worded resolution (passed 129-9, with 8 abstaining), it expressed "understanding" of the rebellious bishops' feelings but said that "they are wrong; we decry their [action]." The resolution also challenged the validity of the ordinations. "A bishop's authority to ordain can be effectively exercised only in and for a community which has authorized him to act for them, and as a member of the Episcopal college," the bishops declared. That wording apparently was strong enough for Robinson and his colleagues, who withdrew their charges, but accusations could still be filed...
Women still cannot legally become priests in the U.S. Episcopal Church.* Like other churches that do not ordain women-Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Missouri Synod Lutheran-the Episcopal Church has refused to do so basically because Jesus and all of his apostles were men. Most other U.S. Protestant bodies reject that reasoning and ordain women...
...hours after confirming Allin for a twelve-year term, the House of Deputies took up the proposal to ordain women-a move that Hines had vigorously endorsed in his opening sermon (Allin was opposed). Although a majority of deputies apparently favored the innovation, the complicated system of bloc voting by dioceses resulted in the measure's defeat. The Episcopal Women's Caucus reacted bitterly. "We have been turned down not by God," they said, "but by the Episcopal Church...