Unity and truth

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Mark Poole
on June 1, 2006 at 3:46 PM TrackBacks (0) Comments (0)

I've lived too long. We were told when we ordained blacks that it would split the church; when women were ordained, it would split the church; when women became bishops, it would split the church. The issue is what is right and what is wrong. I have never known a church to be helped by what is wrong. Unity is a virtue in the church, but not the supreme one. Truth is higher.

Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong

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