The General Assembly of Presbyterian Church in America on July 1, voted for a rule to prevent gay men from being ordained as priests.‘This is a time to grieve,’ Rev.
Greg Johnson said after the passing of an overture that prevents gay people from qualifying for ordination The overture received an approval of 1438-417 on July 1, 2021 at the Presbyterian Church in America’s annual business meeting in St.Louis.
Opponents of the overture included Rev. Johnson, a lead pastor of Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Louis.The PCA General Assembly just passed Overture 23.
The vote was 1,400 to 400, which means that 78% voted in favor of this:“Those who profess an identity… that… contradicts their identity as new creations in Christ… are not.