BiBottomBoy Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 The Church of England has dropped its prohibition on gay clergy becoming bishops. The announcement, from the Church’s House of Bishops, would allow clergy in civil partnerships to become bishops if they promised to be celibate. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/01/04/breaking-news-church-of-england-drops-opposition-to-gay-bishops/ Quote
Members MsGuy Posted January 4, 2013 Members Posted January 4, 2013 Well, since sex outside marriage is a sin, the Church had no choice but to require poofters to remain celibate. Marriage being prohibited to them, there remains little choice but to follow G-D's words of Mathew 19:12. Quote
AdamSmith Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 ...mayn't fuck. Clearly they can. Therein the rub. Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 Eunuchs served for kings in some Asian kingdoms because kings want to protect their blood line... So it is not impossible and it did exist in the past. I praise and respect those who can remain celibate to do God's work. Nothing is wrong with that since some people can.. I think a gay guy can do it too.. Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted January 5, 2013 Author Posted January 5, 2013 But why would god want them to be celibate? Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted January 5, 2013 Posted January 5, 2013 To be focused on God's work, I guess. It's devoting oneself to God's work completely. I find it admirable. Some fail but that is part of life and who we are. Quote
BiBottomBoy Posted January 6, 2013 Author Posted January 6, 2013 That's a serious comittment to god. Can they jerk off? Quote
Guest hitoallusa Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 I have no answer to that... I know a guy who never jerked off until he's 28 so I guess it's not impossible. I'm not so sure how some celibate priests do it. Maybe they have wet dreams?? American missionaries brought science and math to Asia and brought new ideas and innovation. That helped change a lot of Asia countries. What I don't understand is that similar missionaries went to Africa but Africa is still behind. So I am thinking there are more complicated factors involved and it would be a very interesting topic for graduate students to study and write a thesis about. The problem is there isn't much money for this kind of studies. Sorry I digressed. Anyways, there have been many great people who left their family behind to bring light (new ideas, medicine, science, math , culture and etc..) to a place so dark and abandoned far away from their home.. They devoted their lives in changing the world for the better. Whether we are celibate or not and married or not.. I think it's a good tradition we can carry on.. <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="BiBottomBoy" data-cid="73063" data-time="1357470716"><p> That's a serious comittment to god.<br /> <br /> Can they jerk off?</p></blockquote> Quote
AdamSmith Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Guardian had an appropriately caustic note on this cruel travesty: http://m.guardiannews.com/commentisfree/2013/jan/06/why-gay-bishops-have-to-lie Quote
