Pre-mature reconciliation:
Episcopal Church accepts lying, cheating McGreevey into seminary

The ProConPundit has a lot of respect for the Church of England. It has offered much through the ages and has a lot to offer today. Its liturgy, architecture, music, art, and a way of being church that has been a comfortable place for people who have a hard time digesting the rigidity of the Roman church. That said, the Episcopal Church just got a tad too progressive for this progressive conservative in accepting former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey to New York’s General Theological Seminary.

McGreevey courageously came out of the closet and announced "his truth" as a gay American in August of 2004. His courage came just as his former lover and appointed New Jersey Homeland Security Director, Golan Cipel filed a sexual harassment suit against him. Whatever skills Israeli Cipel posessed, he had absolutely no credentials whatever to qualify for such a position.

The ProConPundit seldom quotes Jesse Jackson but Jackson was right when he once said (or was once right) "Either we believe in redemption or we don’t" I believe in redemption, clearly. Professional, ordained ministry is not a club for perfect people. However, competence and integrity and a love for God and the people of God are non negotiable.

McGreevey is in the middle of a very contentious divorce and without knowing anything about his former wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, its hard to not conclude that she has been treated miserably. Since they are still battling and her allegations against him are very serious, its boggles the mind to ponder what the admission requirements of General Theological Seminary consist of when seminary spokesman Bruce Park confirmed McGreevey's acceptance,acceptance, "We're very excited to have him...he has met all of the general admissions requirement." By anyone's estimation, McGreevey lied to his wife and family, cheated on her, and betrayed the public trust in exercising hideous judgement by appointing an utterly unqualified man as state director of homeland security based on pillow talk.

The ProConPundit respects and appreciates the sensible, pastoral and, well, Christ-like stand of the Episcopal Church on married clergy, the ordination of women and the acceptance and ordination of gays and lesbians. Accepting McGreevey, at this point of his personal controversies, however, is absurd.