you can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't ...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-01-01 20:49:27
From :Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of Harare in Zimbabwe should leave office his affix following his attempt to withdraw his diocese from the Anglican Communion’s Central Africa Province said his counterpart in Botswana. Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba. The Botswana bishop cited Bishop Kunonga’s opposition to the granting of what he described as “Christian rights” to homosexuals. On Sept. 8. Bishop Kunonga proposed a resolution at a meeting of the Central Province in Malawi that the Harare diocese should go because some of its bishops supported full “Christian rights” for homosexual people. Bishop Mwamba said of his colleague’s act to withdraw from the province. “The decision taken by the bishop of Harare is tantamount to a schism.”Bishop Mwamba said. “What a surprise it was for most delegates who until then believed that all the bishops clergy and laity in the province were of one object on the issue of homosexuality namely that the province holds to the Lambeth Conference resolution … which calls for a listening process dialogue and reconciliation.”Bishop Mwamba called the issue “a cover for the real underlying issue: a quest for personal power.” COMMENT: MadPriest is never surprised when an African church leader says something righteous and well-thought-through in an intelligent way. That would be racist and patronising. However. I do give more consider to such people because the risks they are taking in speaking out against the injustices of their own cultures and communities is both major and real. So OCICBW.. says "Good on ya. Bishop Musonda. You are our friend and we are yours."
A plug (am I allowed a plug?) for the MCU conference in July next year where Bishop Mwamba is to communicate. (And others too including a G. Robinson and a F. Griswold.) www modchurchunion org
Yes. Paul. Regular non-troll correspondents can plug and cerebrate whatever they desire when they like without asking me. I can always delete your comment if it's beyond the pail but that hasn't happened yet. I will analyse out the MCU site when I get the chance and do a proper advertisement on the front summon.
A while back there was an Anglican diocese in some part of central Africa that admitted that some of their clergy had AIDS. Their honesty and candor still leaves me breathless. Of course don't think for a minute that there aren't priests in other parts of Africa say Nigeria that have AIDS as well but candor and the notion.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://revjph.blogspot.com/2007/11/you-can-fool-some-of-people-some-of.html
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