Nolbert Kunonga, deposed bishop of Harare in Zimbabwe, is notoriously known as the “Bad Bishop” around here. He’s been embroiled in a dispute with his diocese where he’s currently squatting in possession of the cathedral, and refusing to allow worshipers, priests, and the acting bishop access. He commented recently in an interview:
“The cannons(sic) are clear on the issue of homosexuality. We are not doing anything new, but we have joined other dioceses elsewhere that have rejected homosexuality and decided to break away from their provinces.
“If they do not see anything bad in homosexuality then for us there is no compromise,” he said (emphasis Blogula Rasa’s).
I sometimes think that Bishop Kunonga may be the loose “canon” of the more literalist, conservative, or “rejectionist” wing of the Anglican ecclesiastical sandbox. He seems to be privy to some of the playbook, or at least knows what buzzwords to use to best effect in the ongoing spectacle of scandal that he seems to relish so much. He’s using the “homo-sexxuls R evul” argument in such a transparently self-serving way, too. Fortunately, many of his former flock are on to his ways – they may not approve of gay people, much, but they don’t really care what goes on in other countries, they’ve got much bigger problems than bothering about the sex lives of those crazy, self-indulgent Americans.
Hmm. As the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth appears to be getting ready to do its own joining with other dioceses elsewhere that have rejected homosexuality and (attempt to) break away from its province, Bishop Kunonga seems remarkably well informed for a man half a world away. He’s one of the In Crowd, I guess. But will he be sitting with the cool kids at the GAFCON lunch table? I wonder. He’s not as all-powerful as he seems to think he is.
Via allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Anglican Church Saga – Kunonga Remains Defiant (Page 1 of 1)
