The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada met in Niagara Falls recently. They issued a statement which said "it became clear to us that the draft resolution to change the Marriage Canon to accommodate the marriage of same-sex partners is not likely to pass in the Order of Bishops by the canonical requirement of a 2/3rds majority in each Order."

Apparently it is not a done deal, and, when the General Synod meets, they might just get the 2/3rds majority, according to recent reports.

But here's the kicker. Four ACoC indigenous bishops are against homosexual marriage, not because they believe it to be wrong, but because it is an expression of "colonial oppression".

That leaves the liberals in the unhappy position of having to decide who to oppress: their indigenous members or their LGBTQI members; normally, they take the easy way out and just oppress their conservative members, writes an orthodox Canadian Anglican blogger.

The Bible does offer some advice on all this, of course, but no-one in the ACoC seems particularly interested in reading it.

In the meantime, the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Fred Hiltz, has weighed in on the issue, disputing that cultural difference is holding the issue back, saying there are many non-indigenous Bishops who are uncomfortable with homosexual marriage as well. Hiltz is for the whole idea, naturally, but now finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place.

Of the 45 members of the House of Bishops in the Anglican Church of Canada, only four are indigenous. It is not known how many, or if there are any gay bishops in the ACoC. Clearly, many are for the idea and therein lies the problem.

Will anybody actually read and declare what Scripture has to say about sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman? Don't hold your breath.

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