There is a widening rift between the largest branch of the Methodist Church in the United States and its counterparts elsewhere in the region, with regard to acceptance of homosexuals in the ranks of their clergy.
The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas [MCCA], which includes Jamaica, has restated its stance against accepting homosexuals in its ranks.
This comes after the United Methodist Church, the third-largest organized Christian group in the United States, earlier this week ended several anti-LGBT policies, including a ban on gay clergy and on penalties for clergy who conduct same-sex marriages.
The MCCA maintains that homosexuality is a deviation from Christian principles and is neither condoned nor accepted by the MCCA.
The grouping adds that the practice can never be a viable alternative for human relationships without perverting the divine intention for male and female relationships.
It has reiterated its position that same-sex contractual covenants shall neither be solemnized nor blessed on Methodist properties.
The MCCA says ministers, probationers and marriage officers who are members of the Methodist Church shall neither solemnize nor bless same sex covenants.
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