[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Central Florida forbids weddings of same-sex couples. It also allows them. At the root of that contradiction is a dio
By David Paulsen
Posted Feb 9, 2021
The Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson presided Feb. 7 at Washington National Cathedral’s livestreamed worship service. The Rev. Max Lucado, inset, preached in a prerecorded video submitted for the service.
Editor’s note: Washington Bishop Mariann Budde and Washington National Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith issued parallel apologies late Feb. 10 for allowing popular evangelical pastor Max Lucado to preach.
[Episcopal News Service] The invitation came on short notice. In an afternoon phone call Feb. 6, the Very Rev. Randy Hollerith, dean of Washington National Cathedral, asked the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson if he would come to the cathedral and preside at the next morning’s service. In accepting, Robinson also offered to speak about the controversy surrounding the cathedral’s guest preacher for that same service.
In his Day After Epiphany message, Bishop Greg Brewer of the Diocese of Central Florida wrote,
When I think about what I saw on television yesterday, I was brought to tears, nauseated and completely stunned. What I saw was a raw display of fury, rebellion and sedition. I saw the United States Capitol Building defaced. I saw the cross and the Confederate flag standing together in procession. I saw a screaming mob. Encouraged by our leaders to commit acts of violence, this mob followed their leaders to the brink. The United States Capitol is now a crime scene.
He calls for accountability. Continuing, he writes,