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The Zacchaeus Fellowship has written an open letter to members of General Synod, Anglican Church of Canada, which meets later this month in Winnipeg. Motions to be presented at GS call for authorisation of same-sex blessings. In response, Zacchaeus Fellowship has to point out what should be obvious—those motions affirm desires and behaviours that many Anglicans struggle to resist.
Contrary to what is implicitly suggested by the recent direction of our Anglican Church of Canada, not all persons with same-sex attractions want these attractions affirmed. We are especially concerned for those whom we describe as “silent sufferers” in the pews. These are the many individuals who adhere to the traditional Christian teaching on sexuality and wish for the church neither to condemn them as persons nor to encourage them to act on those same-sex attractions. To approve Resolution A186 or A187 would pull the rug out from under such people.
That it is necessary to point this out shows, once again, that Anglicans represented by Zacchaeus Fellowship have been marginalised and ignored by much of the ACC leadership.
The letter goes on to affirm the traditional understanding that accepting individuals with homosexual orientation, as the church is called to do, does not necessarily entail celebrating same-sex relationships.
(In fairness to Zacchaeus Fellowship, I confess that my snarky headline does not reflect the pastoral approach of the letter.)
h/t: The Sheepcat
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