The resolution continued “Standing Committee considers that Bishop McIntyre’s earlier appointment of a practising homosexual to a ministry office and his May 18, 2012 statement represent –
(a) a departure from the teaching of Scripture,
(b) a departure from the Lambeth Resolution I.10 of 1998,
(c) a departure from Faithfulness in Service §7.4,
(d) a breach of the Australian Bishops’ Protocol agreed to by all Australian bishops (including the Bishop of Gippsland) in March this year,
(e) a breach of trust and fellowship at a profound level which deeply grieves us.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sydney Standing Committee motion on Gippsland ‘breach of trust’
So much for submitting to authority: Sydney Standing Committee motion on Gippsland ‘breach of trust’ : Anglican Church League, Sydney, Australia:
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