A Response to the "Pastoral Guidelines" and the September 14 Ordination in the Diocese of Toronto
On September 14, 2010, Archbishop Colin Johnson ordained priest in the Diocese of Toronto a woman married (by civil law) to another woman. On November 3, the College of Bishops issued "Pastoral Guidelines" for the formal and liturgical blessing of same gender commitments in the Diocese of Toronto.
These actions are problematic both in their content and in their form.
The first action contradicts the doctrine, discipline and worship of the church and disregards its marriage canon. The second does one of two things.
