Bishop of Mississippi to allow same sex blessings

According to CJ Meaders @cjmeadersiii, live blogging the Annual Council #diomscouncil of the Diocese of Mississippi, the Rt Rev Duncan Gray has announced that he will give permission for use of the same sex blessing rite in the diocese. He also called for the election of a co-adjutor:


Read up from bottom of stream:

"I have chosen to take this step so that the deep emotion can be born by me and not at the outset of new episcopacy" B. Gray

Re: optional same-sex liturgy..."No congregation or clergy will be asked to betray their conscience."

"There will be trial and provisional use of the Liturgy for same sex blessings in our diocese."

Bishop Gray: "I am formally and officially calling for a Bishop Coadjutor"

Posted by Ann Fontaine on February 1, 2013 10:05 PM | |
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Sounds very promising!

JC Fisher

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 1, 2013 10:51 PM

Great!

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Posted by Anthony C. [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 1, 2013 11:48 PM

Very courageous and charitable on the part of Bishop Duncan Gray. Get the tears and hand wringing out of the way now so his the bishop who follows his has this already established. Who knows the next bishop of Mississippi might be a black lesbian!! Miracles to happen, and I would really applaud that move.

Posted by Jesse Snider [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 2, 2013 12:23 AM

What wonderful news!

Posted by Susan [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 2, 2013 12:32 AM

How very kind for his successor! This is very generous.

Gary Paul Gilbert

Posted by Gary Paul Gilbert [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 2, 2013 3:41 AM

And the arc of history bends a little more! Bravo!!

Susan Russell
All Saints, Pasadena

Posted by revsusan [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 2, 2013 12:13 PM

If Mississippi is ready for the rite of blessing of same-gender unions, then EVERY state is ready. It is arguably the most socially conservative state in the union. Then again, the electorate there did vote down that personhood nonsense. Thank you bishop of Mississippi. Alabama are you listening?

Posted by Ronald Caldwell [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 2, 2013 3:17 PM

Concur. It's time to have the courage of our convictions. We have been dithering around about equality for more than 30 years--let's make it happen.

Eric Bonetti

Posted by E B [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 3, 2013 5:43 PM

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