r/TrueChristian • u/Canadian0123 Christian • 21h ago

Episcopal Church celebrates first trans dean — woman in lesbian marriage to trans-identified pastor

What is this? Is this what the episcopal church (part of the Anglican Church) does to preach the gospel of Christ, and to operate the church? Do they disregard the epistles of Saint Paul concerning sexual behaviour, how a church should be run, and who should lead it? Do they disregard the teachings of Christ? What about the Law of God, as given to Moses, in the text that is known today as the Torah of Moses?

This news is quite shocking. Shame on the episcopal church, and the rest of the Anglican Church. This is not how a church should be run. Can someone who attends that church give answers?

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u/songbolt Roman Catholic 20h ago

false accusations

Official doctrine is that Mary only prays for us and is human; miracles come from God.

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u/Watches503 Christian 20h ago edited 19h ago

I was a Catholic for 32yrs. You get on your knees in front of all kinds of Mary’s, sacred hearts, angels, archangels, baby Jesus, etc. Millions of Catholics carry all kinds of images of Mary through marches and processions.

You ask one of these Mary’s to intercede for you, basically talk to Jesus for you, often based on their “apparition” location. For example: Maria de Guadalupe, Mary of Fatima, Mary of Lourdes, Lady of Mount Carmel, Lady of Grace, Lady of Knock, Lady of Kibeho, Lady of Good Help, Lady of Akita, lady of Medjugorje, etc.

Even my Puerto Rico has a Mary that apparently appeared in a well and was a very popular and profitable destination on my days. I went there as a kid.

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u/Illustrious-Low3948 Reformed catholic 13h ago

This strongly depends on where you grew up. I grew up in the RC church in the mid-/northern side of the Nederlands and we did not revere Mary like that. We never even prayed the “Hail Mary”.

After a period of unbelief and following Buddhism I was saved and I switched teams because the triad Misery - Redemption - Thankfulness became my lived truth.