Mainline churches used to fear the Charismatic movement because of what they considered overly emotional displays seen during worship. Just as the liberal church has stolen much of the language of successful conservative churches – as if success is somehow embodied in the language – so, finally, liberals have appropriated Charismatic emotionalism. Except the emotions are throbbing waves of shock, pain, deep hurt, sobbing, anger, frustration, confusion and fear as you can read in the following pastoral statements. Along with enough hand-wringing, cloying, obsequious, grovelling apologies to be the envy of Uriah Heep.

Central Newfoundland’s  complete statement is here:

And Algoma’s complete statement is here:

Neither diocese has decided to proceed with same-sex marriage yet but, from these statements, it seem likely that they will. Among the many absurdities in the statements we find the inevitable “walking together”. Just as it is physically and spiritually impossible for two people of the same sex to marry, so it is physically impossible for two people to “walk together” when they are going in different directions.

Perhaps the bishops are relying on quantum entanglement to remain connected with each other as they drift further into the abyss.