26 April 2008
June brides
Am I the only person in The Episcopal Church, other than "reasserters" or "conservatives," who thinks the marriage of Gene and Mark just before Lambeth is a terrible idea?
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About Me
- Ormonde Plater
- New Orleans, LA, United States
- A deacon in The Episcopal Church, inhabitant of the least boring city in the USA. I have written four books: Intercession: A Theological and Practical Guide (1995), Many Servants: An Introduction to Deacons (2004), The Passion Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (chant version, 2007), and Deacons in the Liturgy (2009), and am co-author of Cajun Dancing (1993).
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Not to be argumentative, Ormonde, but when is the right time? The ABC has already not invited him to the ball, and I'm sure he has invited some who are not honest about their lives, so how does this seem like the "wrong" time? Perhaps in the sense that the American press will run with the story for a day or two, but if you really honestly believe that this is an issue of justice, then the question becomes, when is the right time for honesty and justice?
I think the right time would be in August, but hey, who am I to stand in the way of urgent love?
So 2 months buys what, a peaceful Lambeth? A subject we don't have to think or talk about? A lesson in patience? It's easy for those who have no dog in the fight to say "well, later is better than sooner", but isn't that the consistent reaction to those not being harmed, but doing the harm? I don't know the right time, Deacon Plater. You and I certainly remember the whole discussion of timing when civil rights were on the line. There never is a perfectly right time for change.
When Bishop Robinson was called as bishop I heard several of my friends say that the Church had done this backwards. They needed to develop same sex blessings, and then he could be called as Bishop. Well, the church sometimes gets it all bass-ackwards. Sometimes the prostitute is in the lineage of the savior. Sometimes the prophecy calls for the messiah to be a descendant of a murderer. But my faith(as I'm sure yours does as well) says that somehow, it's all gonna turn out okay in the end.
Have you considered the civil law issues? If, God forbid, someone decides to make +Gene a martyr in England (or anywhere else +Gene travels), his partner will have no legal rights to even sign for the release of +Gene's body.
I think it's up to +Gene and Mark to decide.
I'm with Mimi; let +Gene and Mark decide which time is best for them and their families.
They've been patient enough. If the "reasserters"; "conservatives";"troglodytes" think it's all about them, Too Bad...
I suppose no time is better than now. I would also imagine that they'd like their marriage to be a ceremony of love, commitment, and dedication, not a political statement. Part of the weight of episcopal glory, however, always seems to morph the simplest and most common of things to the most interpretable and political.
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