The world wide community of Anglicans met in Canterbury, England, and voted on January 14th to censor American Episcopalians for their stand on marrying and ordaining gay members. This action will suspend the US Episcopal Church from voting and decision-making for a period of three years. (At left the National Cathedral Church in Washington, D.C.)

"The dramatic demotion follows a string of Episcopal Church decisions stretching back to 2003, when it elected Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as a bishop of New Hampshire.

In July, the Episcopal Church voted to allow its clergy to perform same-sex marriages, a move not taken by the majority of churches in the Anglican Communion." To their credit the Episcopal Church remains unrepentant [sic] in their gay friendly progress. Said Jim Naughton, former canon for the Archdiocese of Washington, But Naughton expects no impact in the life of the Episcopal Church.

"We can accept these actions with grace and humility but the Episcopal Church is not going back,{ Naughton said. "We can't repent what is not sin."

Amen, brother, Amen!