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Christians should pray for Prince George to be gay in order to force the Church of England to support same-sex marriage, a senior Anglican minister has said.
The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth wrote in a blog post that Christians should hope that “the Lord blesses George with the love of a fine young gentleman” to help the progression of LGBTQ+ rights in the church.
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The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth wrote in a blog post that Christians should hope that “the Lord blesses George with the love of a fine young gentleman” to help the progression of LGBTQ+ rights in the church.
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Imaging if a Vicar said he hoped he would be hetrosexual , uproar would ensue no doubt...
Would hope Holdworth is Thoroughly investigated ,why would anyone even be thinking of a young childs Sexuality ?
Dec 2, 2017 -- 5:35PM, casemoney wrote:
Would hope Holdworth is Thoroughly investigated ,why would anyone even be thinking of a young childs Sexuality ?
Yes! Well said there casemon.
I would suggest that any computer Equipment is removed Immediately ,1 to stop him posting Such Shyte and 2 for a forensic search of his hard drive ...
Can you hear the silence from the Archbishop? Yup, it's deafening.
The Church will (join forces with the Establishment) and sell this country down the river.
However, there's a remnant who will fight..
The Church will (join forces with the Establishment) and sell this country down the river.
However, there's a remnant who will fight..
Shame they cannot be so serious about the greatest institutionally homophobic community
Infact I would Imagine the thought of a young Muslim Lad as his future Husband would be the Ideal outcome For Holdsworth 
The BEEB have missed the Item ,or perhaps they have had 2nd thoughts about running it ?
Twice in 2 weeks I've requested a meeting with a senior executive at the Beeb. They are refusing to face me.
This "senior Anglican minister" is not a member of the "Church of England". This has been clearly reported by the BBC as such. Some overreaction here methinks.
injera - what did you send and to whom? I might be able to help.
Have not seen this on the BBC blackburn after being certain it would be on there have they only recently put it on there ?
Cant be too long ago that if a man of the Cloth made this statement he would have been hung ?
Cant be too long ago that if a man of the Cloth made this statement he would have been hung ?
Very sad and disappointing to read about this. There was some Glasgow priest saying the same. Is it the same guy? Would have been burnt at the stake in days of yore.
Should be ex-communicated, or whatever they get done for blasphemy, imv.
Should be ex-communicated, or whatever they get done for blasphemy, imv.
Gay prayer for Prince George remarks 'unkind and destructive'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42192706
A senior Anglican minister has been criticised for saying people should pray for Prince George to be gay to help the Church of England recognise same-sex marriage.
The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth wrote a blog post urging people to pray him "to be blessed one day with the love of a fine young gentleman".
His comments have been described as "unkind" and "destructive".
Mr Holdsworth is provost of St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow.
He is from the Scottish Episcopal Church, which voted to allow gay couples to marry earlier this year.
Same-sex marriages in Anglican churches are banned in England and Wales
Royal wedding 'hijacked'
In his blog post, Mr Holdsworth said that if Prince William's four-year-old son married another man in the future it would help the Church of England become more inclusive.
"A royal wedding might sort things out remarkably easily though we might have to wait 25 years for that to happen," he wrote.
"Who knows whether that might be sooner than things might work out by other means?"
He told the BBC he first wrote the blog post more than a year ago but it gained traction after he tweeted it again following the news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement.
"This quote seems to be getting a lot of attention because it was picked up by a number of anti-gay campaigners in the Church of England," he said.
"It is a shame that the happy news about the royal wedding has been hijacked in this way."
Gavin Ashenden, a former chaplain to the Queen and a Christian Episcopal Church missionary bishop, said the comments were not Christian.
"To use prayer as a mechanism for wishing this on Prince George is an unkind and destructive thing to do," he told the BBC.
"It doesn't have the prince's best interests at heart, but uses him as a gender-political football to please 1.7% of the population.
"What is especially odd and incongruous is the fact that it is suddenly OK to pray for someone to be gay, but totally unacceptable to pray for them to be free from being gay and to resume a sexuality that was in tune with their biology.
"This seems not only contradictory but hypocritical."
Susie Leafe, the director of the conservative evangelical group Reform, was also critical of Mr Holdsworth's blog.
"I was very disappointed that he was prepared to bring a child in to this same-sex marriage debate," she told the BBC.
"As a Christian minister he should pray for all people to come to know the love of Christ, rather than a fine young gentleman."
The Church of England declined to comment on Mr Holdsworth's blog post as he is a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Rt Rev Dr Gregor Duncan, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, said: "The comments made by Provost Holdsworth were made on his personal blog.
"As his blog indicates, the views expressed there are his personal ones.
"They do not represent an official view of the Scottish Episcopal Church nor are they ones with which I would concur. I will be discussing this matter with Provost Holdsworth."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42192706
A senior Anglican minister has been criticised for saying people should pray for Prince George to be gay to help the Church of England recognise same-sex marriage.
The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth wrote a blog post urging people to pray him "to be blessed one day with the love of a fine young gentleman".
His comments have been described as "unkind" and "destructive".
Mr Holdsworth is provost of St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow.
He is from the Scottish Episcopal Church, which voted to allow gay couples to marry earlier this year.
Same-sex marriages in Anglican churches are banned in England and Wales
Royal wedding 'hijacked'
In his blog post, Mr Holdsworth said that if Prince William's four-year-old son married another man in the future it would help the Church of England become more inclusive.
"A royal wedding might sort things out remarkably easily though we might have to wait 25 years for that to happen," he wrote.
"Who knows whether that might be sooner than things might work out by other means?"
He told the BBC he first wrote the blog post more than a year ago but it gained traction after he tweeted it again following the news of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement.
"This quote seems to be getting a lot of attention because it was picked up by a number of anti-gay campaigners in the Church of England," he said.
"It is a shame that the happy news about the royal wedding has been hijacked in this way."
Gavin Ashenden, a former chaplain to the Queen and a Christian Episcopal Church missionary bishop, said the comments were not Christian.
"To use prayer as a mechanism for wishing this on Prince George is an unkind and destructive thing to do," he told the BBC.
"It doesn't have the prince's best interests at heart, but uses him as a gender-political football to please 1.7% of the population.
"What is especially odd and incongruous is the fact that it is suddenly OK to pray for someone to be gay, but totally unacceptable to pray for them to be free from being gay and to resume a sexuality that was in tune with their biology.
"This seems not only contradictory but hypocritical."
Susie Leafe, the director of the conservative evangelical group Reform, was also critical of Mr Holdsworth's blog.
"I was very disappointed that he was prepared to bring a child in to this same-sex marriage debate," she told the BBC.
"As a Christian minister he should pray for all people to come to know the love of Christ, rather than a fine young gentleman."
The Church of England declined to comment on Mr Holdsworth's blog post as he is a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Rt Rev Dr Gregor Duncan, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, said: "The comments made by Provost Holdsworth were made on his personal blog.
"As his blog indicates, the views expressed there are his personal ones.
"They do not represent an official view of the Scottish Episcopal Church nor are they ones with which I would concur. I will be discussing this matter with Provost Holdsworth."
"As a Christian minister he should pray for all people to come to know the love of Christ, rather than a fine young gentleman."
Spot On
It doesn't have the prince's best interests at heart, but uses him as a gender-political football to please 1.7% of the population.
1.7% of the Population ? seems a little low to me ?
Spot On
It doesn't have the prince's best interests at heart, but uses him as a gender-political football to please 1.7% of the population.
1.7% of the Population ? seems a little low to me ?
Has the deluded herbert resigned yet, or preferably been sacked?
pinks 6 yr old daughter has told her mam [ obviously she hasn't,pinks made it up ] that she wants to marry an African girl when she grows up,pinks bringing her kids up gender neutral, personally I,d take these kids off all these luvie loons
I am glad to say that even the scouts are getting into the splish spashy thingy. Not going to say girls or boys anymore - now I can go to sleep tonight in my nice satin nightie - I can sleep safely at last. Perhaps they will be learning how to tie bows. ho ho - welcome to my liquid world.
Same here Case - I found the 1.7% figure to be remarkably low.
regards pink and the rest of the luvies, I can well believe 1 in a million boys want to go to school in a dress what I will not believe is that 1 in a million kid is the son of chris evans,same as I could well believe 1 in a million 6 yr old girls want to marry an African girl ,what icant wont belive is that girl is the daughter of pink,the chances of getting this double up must be trillions,upon trillions,upon trillions to one,these genders,thoughts,thinkings are man made in most cases and kids are been forced at accept them by their looney parents,its the complete opposite of bringing them up gender neutral, lord help these kids in the future
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