Gay judge cops a bashing of biblical proportions - for being respectable
Richard Ackland; 11/4/08
Old Testament thunderbolts are being hurled down from Bellevue Hill’s Anglican parish onto the head of homosexual “sinner” Justice Michael Kirby. The Reverend Richard Lane’s missive emerged on Tuesday night at a forum at the Banco Court where Justice Kirby was conducting a “conversation” with the Herald journalist David Marr under the auspices of the Anglican parish of St James. … Frankly, if Lane is worried about Kirby’s restrained and modest version of “sin”, he should travel a few kilometres down the road to see how the other half do it in the real world.
The good reverend: Pharisee or God’s messenger?
As a member of the Anglican Church and a recently elected member of the synod, the abuse of Justice Michael Kirby saddens me (”Admit your sins to the Lord, priest tells gay judge”, April 10). The Reverend Richard Lane’s attack, as reported, is the language of the Pharisees, whom Christ drove from the temple. Unfortunately these attitudes and language are typical of the Sydney archdiocese, as seen in the recent letter of the bishops justifying them not going to Lambeth. Long known for its patriarchal and implacable opposition to the ordination of women, the Anglican Church in Sydney under its current leadership has become obsessed with matters of sexuality and sexual preferences. The church should focus on its real mission of love, compassion and dialogue, extending Communion and the faith to all. Geoffrey Sherington Willoughby East
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Tags: Australia, Christianity, Homosexuality