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Episcopalian Crisis

Authority, Homosexuality & the Future of Anglicanism

Barry Jay Seltser

Many Roman Catholics, ordained and lay, were understandably concerned when the Vatican issued its statement last fall barring men with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” from the priesthood. If a priest is faithful to his promise of chaste celibacy, what difference does it make if he understands himself to be homosexual? Many people thought it was celibacy, not s (...)


 

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