By
Lillian Kwon
Christian Post Reporter
Sat, Mar. 08 2008 03:39 PM ET
"Opponents of Larges joining clergy said the problem was not the fact that Larges disagrees with a feature of the church constitution but that she won't abide by it.
Larges had refused to comply with the ordination standard of chastity.
While further debate over homosexuality is expected at the upcoming PC(USA) General Assembly in June 2008, IRD's Berkley hopes Presbyterians will continue to uphold the church constitution.
"We have debated the issue for three decades and always have arrived at the same answer: We will hold fast to biblical morality," he said. "We must not play with words and twist meanings to come up with absurdities, such as 'optional standards.' We need to simply observe the obvious meaning and beneficial intent of our church constitution and use it to practice a difficult love and care, as God has instructed us to do.""
