C'est vachement fatiguant

From Bishop Pierre Whalon:

Some have said that the moratoria will end when we act to end them. Such an action, undefended, would only perpetuate the present anomie, and raise a real question about a “General-Convention fundamentalism”—“the majority voted it, therefore God said it, and that settles it.” Rather, we need to continue to keep "gracious restraint" until we have done the necessary work in order to end it. We do not have to wait for the rest of the Communion to approve our arguments, of course. But it is terrible that we as a church have continued to avoid that work, and all therefore continue to pay a heavy price, both within and without The Episcopal Church. If we go on blessing same-sex unions and consecrating people in those partnered relationships, and yet continue to refuse to do that work, will that mean that we cannot justify our actions? And if we cannot, then what — in God's name — do we think we're doing?

Go over to the Lead and read the discussion.

It is so incredibly wearying (the name of this post) to be told we haven't done the theology. We have done it ad nauseum. It's just that the bishops don't think so. Their theology committee which lacks a LGBT person, AFAIK, has not produced whatever paper it will. I think Katie Sherrod hits it on the nail: they are still arguing over women's ordination.

And for those who think that the 2009 GC did not move beyond 2006-B033, I remind them of these words from 2009-D025, a resolution of which I have intimate knowledge, having been on the subcommittee that perfected the original words that Deputy Becky Snow of Alaska et. al. authored:

Resolved, That this 76th General Convention recognize that gay and lesbian persons who are part of these relationships have responded to God’s call and have exercised various ministries in and on behalf of God’s One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and are currently doing so in our midst, often without the Church’s recognition of their lifelong committed relationships and the blessings bestowed by these relationships; and be it further resolved

Resolved, That this 76th General Convention affirm that God has called and may call such individuals to any ordained ministry in The Episcopal Church, which call is tested through our discernment processes acting in accordance with the Constitutions and Canons of The Episcopal Church; and be it further resolved

Resolved, That this 76th General Convention acknowledge that while the members of The Episcopal Church, as of the Anglican Communion, are not of one mind, and Christians of good conscience, based on careful study of the Holy Scriptures, disagree about these matters.

[I will post the final adopted version later when I have time to dredge it up; this is what our legislative committee passed on.]