CAIRO: English Bishops describe Church of England as “slow turning oil tanker” on Sexuality
by David W Virtue, VOL:
Four Church of England bishops at the 6th Trumpet Global South Conference say they will stand firm on issues of human sexuality even as their Church roils in pain and indecision on the matter.
The four bishops present were Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham, one of the five most senior English Bishops and a member of the House of Lords, Bishop Tim Dakin (Winchester), Bishop Julian Henderson of Blackburn, who is also chair of the Church of England Evangelical Council (founded by John Stott) and Bishop Keith Sinclair of Birkenhead.
“Thank you enormously for the invitation to us as evangelical bishops in the Church of England where we are wrestling with some critical issues,” said Dakin, spokesman for the group.
“Please keep praying for the Church of England at [this] critical time. The Church of England is like an oil tanker which is slow and hard to turn; it does not make decisions in a hurry and sometimes that is a good thing.”
Bishop Dakin said the bishops were present with the full knowledge of the Archbishop of Canterbury and also that not everyone has bowed the knee in the Church of England. “Many of us intend to remain faithful,” he said.
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