Consecration of gay bishop did violate Church law, says United Methodist court

Apr 30, 2017 by Jill

by Mark Woods, Christian Today:

The consecration of a gay bishop violated church law, according to a decision by the top court of The United Methodist Church.

However, the bishop ‘remains in good standing,’ the Judicial Council said until an administrative or judicial process is completed.

Rev Karen Oliveto, who is in a same-sex marriage, was consecrated as the episcopal leader of the the Mountain Sky area by the US Western Jurisdiction in July last year.

However, her election was challenged in a petition to the denomination’s Judicial Council, according to the United Methodist News Service.

The issue was seen as a test case for the Church, whose statutes prohibit the ordination of ‘self-avowed practising homosexuals’ but many of whose clergy and members take a more liberal line.

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