According to recent developments in one of the world’s largest Protestant denominations, one man’s mental health diagnosis may be another man’s ticket to the priesthood. The Anglican Communion has 85 million members worldwide, all of whom have ties to the Church of England.
To support a new diversity campaign and to help fill vacancies in English churches, leading Anglican bishops have invited transgender people to serve as priests. The Daily Telegraph reports:
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The advice, titled “welcome and honor LGBT+ people”, warns that the church’s reputation as being unwelcoming to gay and transgender people prevents young people from attending.
“We sincerely hope that they, like everyone else, feel encouraged to serve in PCCs, or as churchwardens and worship leaders, for example, and are supported in exploring vocations to licensed lay and ordained ministries. “, indicates the guide.
“No one should be told that their sexual or gender identity per se makes them an unsuitable candidate for Church leadership.”
Queen Elizabeth, the supreme governor of the Church of England, has yet to comment on the development. Historically, she has supported legislation that favors sexual deviants. Pink News credits the Queen with decriminalizing sodomy, allowing sodomites to adopt children and lowering the age of consent for same-sex sex to 16. Thus, it is plausible that she also approves of transgender priests in her church.
Meanwhile, in Russia, the Orthodox Church is influencing society to accept a more traditional perspective on human sexuality. Marriage is only permitted between a man and a woman. Homosexual activity is prohibited.
And according to Metropolitan Hilarion, a senior church official and spokesperson for the Russian Orthodox Church, transgender people suffer from mental disorders.
Presumably, this would make them unfit for the priesthood.
A video presenting the Russian faith
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