The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr. Peter Jensen, is a central figure in the opposition to same-sex marriages and homosexuals serving in the church. As such, he is also firmly against the appointment of openly gay Gene Robinson as the Bishop of New Hampshire. Earlier this year he attempted to rally support against homosexuality in a rift that threatens to split the church.
Curiously, Dr. Jensen is also consistent in rejecting the appointment of female bishops.
Archbishop Jensen has also argued strongly against the possibility of women bishops for the Anglican Church of Australia.
Holder of the Licentiate in Theology and Bachelor of Divinity, Dr. Jensen failed to answer direct questions regarding several passages of scripture that (most would agree) no longer apply in today’s culture and compare those to similar passages about homosexuality. The interview, conducted by CNNNN, demonstrates at what point Dr. Jensen becomes rather less consistent.
He should, however, be credited for not quite entering the Nicolosi “Grey Zone” with his response.
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ROFLMAO
Nice catch, Yuki. That is some sweet sweet hilarity.
Curiously, Dr. Jensen is also consistent in rejecting the appointment of female bishops.
Curiously? You’re being extremely generous, Yuki.
Very few of the Anglican leaders who protest Gene Robinson’s presence in their midst have fully embraced the women in their midst.
The use of present tense in first sentence is confusing. How can be opposed (in the present tense) something that has already happened, namely appointment of Robinson to be Bishop of NH. Do you mean he “opposed” him or is he now opposing something else concerning Bishop Robinson?
Steve Boese, the point of the video is to display Mr. Jensen’s interpretation of the Bible to suit the politics of the Anglican church. The word ‘curiously’ here is founded on my knowledge that most denominations that condemn homosexuals do not reject female pastors, unlike Mr. Jensen’s stance.
Puddy Katz, correct me if I am wrong but currently Mr. Jensen is still in opposition to Mr. Robinson’s appointment, hence the use of the present tense. It would only be past tense if Mr. Jensen finally accept Mr. Robinson in the future.
In any case, this is still a nice funny video to watch. Is anyone enjoying a light hearted look on Mr. Jensen’s reactions, especially when failing to answer simple questions like the one about his spectacles, even though he is a biblical theologian?
Many virulently anti-gay bishops seem okay with women’s ordination – at least to the priesthood. When I lived in Dallas our bishop – Stanton – would pontificate on and on and on about how we are supposed to obey the teachings of the apostles and historic church had no problem with women’s ordination. (Though St. Paul said that women who don’t cover their heads should have their hair shaved off, I didn’t see any bald women either.)
Many of the African churches that some of the American right-wingers are affiliating with ordain women including the Church of Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. Some of them now have weird rules where women can be ordained in Africa, but not in the American affiliates of these churches.
Many observers think that once these right-wing parishes schism with the Episcopal Church over homosexuality, they will start schisming with each other over women.
Schisming with each other? Sounds HAWT!
This is, by the way, a somewhat old video. i think I saw it last year.