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Protest letter to the Bishops of Toronto
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[originally published at www.anglicanfederation.com]
Introductory letter peceding letter to Toronto Bishops:
Dear friends,
The invitation to Bp. Robinson to preach at St. James' Cathedral called, we
believe, for a response.
The following letter was sent to the five members of the College of Bishops of the Diocese of Toronto and the Dean of the Cathedral.
As you see, it protests the invitation of Bp. Gene Robinson to preach at St. James' Cathedral, Diocese of Toronto.
We need to protest such provocative acitons, and hope you will be encouraged to "stand firm" in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I hope you are encouraged about the passing of the Anglican Covenant. Please pray for the Anglican Communion Alliance presence at General Synod in June.
Blessings,
The Rev. Dr. Murray Henderson
Vice-Chair, Anglican Communion Alliance.
To the Bishops of Toronto and Dean of the Cathedral,
We are writing to protest the invitation extended to Gene Robinson to preach at the Cathedral on January 10, 2010, and the highlighting of his sermon on the Diocesan website
The short public notice provided for this occasion gives the impression that this was done in order to avoid public protest.
While we support freedom of speech in this matter, and an invitation to one like Mr. Robinson for a lecture at the Cathedral, the invitation to preach is of a different kind. Preaching is under authority of the Bishop. It is a place where the Gospel is proclaimed. By inviting him to preach at the Cathedral, the Cathedral and Bishop
commend what he commends.
Gene Robinson:
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is at the very centre of the debate dividing the communion and the diocese;
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his consecration is not recognized around the communion and by many in this diocese, including the signators of this letter;
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this action at this time is a deliberately provocative and
hostile act. It gives official sanction to the consecration of a
bishop in a same sex relationship -- the very question that is still
at issue in this diocese.; |
The repeated public scorning of the church’s formal teaching does more than the Cathedral or College of Bishops can imagine to undermine the respect and loyalty of its conservative members.
Sincerely,
Dean Mercer
Murray Henderson
Catherine Sider-Hamilton
et. al.
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