It has emerged that celibate gay men in civil partnerships could become Church of England bishops.
In advice of the equality act, it came into full force that gay celibate men in civil partnerships can become the bishop of england!
It provides a hands up to those gay bishops who are open about it.
This legalisation means that employers cannot discriminate against sexuality anymore.
However the Church can still take you off the list for next Bishop if they find out that you are not celibate.
Exclusion based on your sexual activity by the Church can now be required if you're openly gay.
Reaction:
How good it is that gay men can be bishop now! Yet on the one hand, U don't understand how gay men could want to be a part of something that seemingly does not like them at all ( even though the bible says nothing about hating homosexuality instead it is about loving your neighbour).
I do think it is a great step forward and I hope another step will soon be taken too.
That gay men that do have sex can also become Archbishop if they want to.
Sex should not make a difference in the fact that someone would be able to make a good Archbishop or not.
They're not going to do it in front of everybody in a church, so I do not see the problem.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/253850/Celibate-gays-can-be-bishops
I agree with Marlot. This is a great step towards equality, however in reality the discrimination will not cease. People will still frown upon gay men in a church. Hopelfully this will stop as well.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt's great that gay men are accepted to be a bishop. I do think that it is no ones business what someone does in its free time, even the church has not a thing to do with it. Being sexually active doesn't mean that you're a bad person... so I don't see the problem either.
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