So this summer the General Convention of the Episcopal Church passed a resolution that mandated that all Bishops make available the use of the alternative rites for marriage for same-gender couples who wished to be married. The Bishop of Albany announced that he wasn't going to obey the resolution and that any of his priests who performed same-gender marriages would be disciplined.
Today the Presiding Bishop announced that he was going to start formal disciplinary action against Bishop Love and while that is happening has issued a restriction of Bishop Love's ministry forbidding him from disciplining any priest in his diocese for performing a same-gender marriage. Presiding Bishop’s response to Bishop William Love’s November 10, 2018 Pastoral Letter and Directive
I know that people in this forum don't agree on the issue of SSM, but I thought it was worth discussion because it's a showdown between a Bishop and the Presiding Bishop which is something I'm not aware of happening before.
Today the Presiding Bishop announced that he was going to start formal disciplinary action against Bishop Love and while that is happening has issued a restriction of Bishop Love's ministry forbidding him from disciplining any priest in his diocese for performing a same-gender marriage. Presiding Bishop’s response to Bishop William Love’s November 10, 2018 Pastoral Letter and Directive
I know that people in this forum don't agree on the issue of SSM, but I thought it was worth discussion because it's a showdown between a Bishop and the Presiding Bishop which is something I'm not aware of happening before.