What do you get when you put together a mixture of former Episcopalians, low church Charismatic Roman Catholics and a mish mosh of other creeds who are only united by their homophobia? Well of course you get the Anglican Church in North America.  Given the right wing nature of the participants, their rampant homophobia is not too surprising. What is surprising is the willingness of some of their Bishops to tell openly of their further retreat to the past.  Here is Bishop William Wantland's statement when asked if the denomination wanted to forbid female priests:

 "Of course. That's our mission," he said. "Christ is the bridegroom and the church is the bride. The priest at the altar is an icon of Christ. What image is that if the person at the altar is a woman? It's a lesbian relationship."

Hey, what next, the Inquisition? This seems to disregard history. Women were the ones who financially supported Jesus' ministry. We have descriptions of women in the Gospels of women sitting at Jesus' feet; the place of a disciple. Early church history shows that women were both priests and bishops. But I guess the "good' Bishop's knowledge of history seems a little lacking.

I doubt that I'll change the Bishop's mind. But I can do one thing. Does anyone have this guy's address? I'd like to go pee on his rug!