Click here to read an interview with Bishop Hollerith regarding the General Convention resolution A049, the blessing of same gender unions. The Bishop addresses these questions:
- What was your reaction to the Episcopal Church’s recent decision to allow the Blessing of Same-gender unions and did you vote in favor?
- What exactly has the Episcopal Church authorized in this new decision?
- Will you authorize the use of the provisional liturgy for Covenantal Blessings of same-gender unions in the Diocese of Southern Virginia.
- Will the Clergy at some point be required to bless same-gender unions?
- Can you explain from your perspective how it is that the Church can make this decision in light of what the Bible teaches us about homosexuality?
- But what about the creation story in Genesis? Some have claimed that since God created us male and female, same-gender relationships fall short of what God intends for us.
- Isn’t this new liturgy essentially the same thing as Christian marriage?
- What preparation will a same-gender couple have to receive in order to have their relationship blessed by the clergy using the new rite?
- Why are some Episcopal Dioceses allowing clergy to perform same-gender “marriage”?
- Now that the provisional rite has been introduced are you optimistic about the future of the Episcopal Church?
A new resource posted on our Resource page is "Why the Church changes its mind on one thing or another," an article by the Rev. Howard Hanchey. Click on the "Resource" tab above.
