THE FOLLOWING is an excerpt
from a statement issucd in 1988
by the United Church of Canada °s
32nd General Council on
Membership, Ministry and Human
Sexuality.

Council Confessed...
OF Sin:

In our search for God's intention,
at times we have become fractious
and judgmental and have both
vaused and experienced hurt, mis-
understanding and estrangement.

6. We confess before God that
as a Christian community we have
participated in a history of in-

Of Infirmity:

7. We contess our continued
confusion and strugele to under-
stand homosexuality, even as we
confess our history of sinfulnesss.

8. We confess our inability at
this time, given our diversity in
our understanding of the authority
and interpretation of Scripture. to

Sunday, November 25, 1990 ~ North Shore News - 39

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING
The bottom line: United Church’s stance on homosexuality

OF Fact:

9. We confess that we have not
all responded to the acclamation
of appreciation of the effective
Participation of our Christian gay
and lesbian brothers and sisters in
all aspects of our church's life,
including the Order of Ministry.
as declared at the 30th General
Council.

Canada become aware of and in-
volved in the dialogue l!eading
toward a Christian understanding
of human sexuality.

The Sessional Committce #10,
charged with assessing responses
and petitions from the congregza-
tions concerning the whole of this
statement, later acknowledged that
some members of the church may

find consensus regarding a Chris-
tian understanding of human sex-
uality, including homosexuality. ly

Justice and persecution against gay
and lesbian persons in violation of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

5. We confess that we are a
broken and hurting community.

not want to participate in the cor-
porate confession.

10. We confess that only recent-
has the United Church of

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