Higher moral code?Dear editor, Re: Lambeth invitations exclude American gay bishop (June/July issue). All Anglican Christians share equally the absolute "Summary of the Law"--a one-size-fits-all ethical mandate that applies equally to lay and ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. ministers. My life with my partner of more than 51 years is as accountable as any other baptized bap·tize v. bap·tized, bap·tiz·ing, bap·tiz·es v.tr. 1. To admit into Christianity by means of baptism. 2. a. To cleanse or purify. b. To initiate. 3. individual's. Yet, now 70 and in my 44th year of ordained ministry, I have never been challenged about my family life with Bob. In faithfulness to Christ, on what bases is one duly elected and consecrated con·se·crate tr.v. con·se·crat·ed, con·se·crat·ing, con·se·crates 1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church. 2. Christianity a. bishop in the Episcopal Church Episcopal Church, Anglican church of the United States. Its separate existence as an American ecclesiastical body with its own episcopate began in 1789. Doctrine and Organization targeted for his family life, while other lay and ordained ministers living similarly are ignored? Or does the episcopate have a higher moral code? If so, what are its origins? Canon Richard T. Nolan West Palm Beach, Fla. |
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