The Archbishop Is So Out Of Touch
I shall be sitting down to Christmas lunch with two same-sex couples in long term relationships. So what right does this dinosaur of a churchman have to condemn gay marriage?
None! In my view.
I don’t know the scriptures well, but I do seem to have read that Jesus opened his ministry to all. He is said to have healed a Roman centurion’s servant in both Luke and Matthew. I don’t think that Roman soldiers were the most popular people at that time.
Let’s face it too, but unmarried priests really know nothing about how a marriage is a real strength in human life. As someone, who was married for nearly forty years, I have a lot more experience than he has.
The Anonymous Widower 
It struck me that a RC priest wouldnt have personally experienced a happy and fulfilling relationship.
And yes, Jesus ministry was and still is open to all. We are told to love our neighbour as we love ourselves, which Jesus was himself quoting from Torah, which is where the Biblical stuff about homosexuality is found. I have quite a lot of gay friends, some single, some in long term relationships – none of them are in civil partnerships, but in most cases it because they dont want to be.
Comment by Liz P | December 25, 2012 |