Facilitrix still has no earthly idea what she is talking about. The Episcopal Bishop of California plainly stated that he wished his priests not marry any couples until the Church itself granted full marriage equality. Until then, the Bishop urged all couples to marry in civil ceremonies and have their unions blessed in their parishes.
Facile seems to have a problem understanding the unambiguous meaning of Bishop Andrus's words. Today's SF Chronicle had no such problem and neither do I:
Creating equality for all
Bishop Marc Andrus, who leads a six-county Bay Area diocese based in San Francisco, is recommending a split between civil and church weddings to create equality for all.
Andrus is suggesting that all couples go to county clerks' offices or have a purely civil ceremony elsewhere. As a second step, Andrus is advising that they return to the church for a blessing. Andrus is recommending that all couples - regardless of sexual orientation - use one of the three rites approved for same-sex blessings.
"This allows the church to focus on what is genuinely spiritual about marriage and leaves the legal parts that have to do with registering and legal rights - which are tremendously important, and why we're supporting this ruling - in the hands of the state," he said.
Andrus said it is part of a natural order that churches might lead the state, and that the state might lead the church.
"We seek to intently follow Christ, but we don't contain Christ," Andrus said. "Christ transcends the boundaries of the church. ... It's not a surprise to me that the culture is going to manifest Christ in a way that summons the church to new realities. I really welcome that. I think that's the way it's meant to be."
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http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/06/facileitatrix-facilitate-this.php#comment-2905527
