Anglican church 0 gay celibate bishops?

[romily]

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9781709/Anglican-church-lifts-ban-on-gay-men-in-civil-partnerships-becoming-bishops.html

So - anglican priests can now become bishops when they are openly gay and in a civil partnership - as long as they don’t have sex.

Am I missing something? I mean seriously - this could never be enforced, and what gay relationship, especially a commited on with a civil partnership, is celibate? I mean, what's the point?

I don't know much about the anglican church, but this had me nearly spitting my tea out. Can Bishops get married to a woman and promise they are celibate, is that ok as well? Because it shodul be if it's ok to have a civil partnership and be celibate…snort.

This must be the most hypocritical thing I've seen for a long time. Thoughts?

[Liiisa]

My thought: Religion is irrational in the first place, so we shouldn't be surprised that they therefore have irrational policy. Agreed that this is tea-spittingly hilarious.

[lillielangtry]

No, of course it can't be enforced.

Bishops are allowed to marry a woman and don't have to promise to be celibate.

Women can be priests but not bishops.

It's a mess. One very good reason why the church is not relevant to 21st century life. And what liisa said.

[Queen]

I find it sad rather than funny.

The attitude of various churches to gay people is too hurtful to too many people for me to laugh.

[ozziegiraffe]

The stupid part of it is, they have had gay bishops or decades. They just didn't mention it. I knew at least one personally.
However the lay people were the ones who prevented women in Britain becoming bishops. We have them here in Australia.

[Tulipana]

And how are they gonna check on them being celibate??? Idiots...

I find the catholic church (esp) a political party and bank instead of a religion, seriously.

[wapsyisuppose]

What Q and tulip says. What they going to do? check their hymens...oh wait...haahaaaaa.

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