Keen-eyed observers of the Anglican scene will have noticed that the Church of Wales, led by Archbishop figure "Cherry" Vann has given the green light for same-sex blessing rituals to be added to their rainbow spell book Book of Common Prayer.
According to the Living Church (TLC), the vote to include gay worship rituals was approved by a two thirds majority in the tiny denom's Governing Body and Cherry was all about it. No wonder, she's a lesbian who lives with Wendy Diamond, a retired Council worker, go figure. Here's the TLC:
“We want everybody to be able to hold their views with integrity whilst not losing sight of the image of God that resides in all of us. We want to build a church that can make space for each other whatever our different perspectives.”
Archbishop Vann has been together with Wendy Diamond, a retired council employee, for 30 years. They entered a civil partnership in 2015. Vann had kept their relationship quiet in church circles until she became Bishop of Monmouth in 2020.
“For years we kept our relationship secret because I worried about waking up and finding myself outed on the front page of a newspaper,” Vann said in The Guardian. “Now, Wendy joins me everywhere, and when I take services, it’s just normal. But in England she had to stay upstairs if I had a meeting in the house.”
Yeah, "space for each other." Unless, of course, you're an actual Christian who believes in the revealed Word of God and the Apostolic teaching of the Church, neither of which in any way sanction the unfortunately named Cherry's preferred and unrepentant mode of life. C'mon, Cherry, don't try to let yourself off the hook by redefining your imperfection out of existence in the name of love, of all things.
When you think on it, dear readers, using "love" as as a blanket term get out of jail free card comes dangerously close to the sin against the Holy Spirit, who is Love in Person. What can we say? Father, forgive them for they know not what they do, we hope. Leaving aside culpable ignorance, you'll be unsurprised to know that the Church of Wales has shrunk by a something like 30% since 2004 and now stands at a risible 29,301 worshippers on any given Sunday.
At this rate it'll be almost entirely gone in a generation, and you know what they say, fight against the Holy Spirit and be relentlessly destroyed by that same Spirit. Leo, take note.
LSP

12 comments:
I have stopped following the gay antics of some of the 'Christian' churches in the UK. They're bad enough in the US, but in Old Blighty, it's taken on a life of its own and I'm sure that it has driven people away. Islam seems to flourish there.
With such a small number of members, the CiW doesn't need an Archbishop. In fact they won't need most of their bishops in a few years.
Feature, not a defect.
I wonder if these "holy" people have even read the Bible, let alone actually paid attention to the meanings of the words. Seems to me the current feeling is God approves of and loves anything and everything one wants to do. I don't go to church - those people scare me.
That right there is one of the five foolish "virgins".
No oil in her lamp.
It's no wonder that Satan is constantly throwing alphabet people into the Holy Church as he plans for her destruction. Look how successful it's been in the Protestant churches. (Appears to be working with other institutions too.)
Yes, Leo...take note. And always listen to LSP.
Ain't that the truth, LL.
They are tiny, pewster. and getting tinier still.
aye.
You're right to be scared, Anon, they're terrifying.
You're kind, Ed.
We must be faithful, Anon.
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