Villainous Peter Jensen

The Most Reverend Peter Jensen is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia. His restrictive, ultra-conservative brand of evangelical Christianity is what drove him to make reference to himself as a villain and an idiot, in terms of popular culture. He opposes the ordination of female priests, opposes the consecration of female bishops, opposes stem cell research, and opposes absolutely anything whatsoever to do with the equal rights of the law-abiding, tax-paying, gay and lesbian citizens of Australia:

http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2701075.htm

The Simian Peter Jensen

The Attention-Seeking Peter Jensen

Archbishop Peter Jensen is the Anglican Primate of Sydney. Among other things, he is opposed to the ordination of female priests and the consecration of female bishops. He also opposes gay equal rights and stem cell research. He is extremely outspoken in expressing his negative views.

Anglican Primate Peter Jensen

Archbishop Peter Jensen, the Anglican Primate of Sydney, is opposed to the ordination of women priests and the consecration of women bishops. He is also opposed to stem cell research, even when it provides sight for the blind and enables the wheelchair-bound to walk. And what he thinks of gays and lesbians probably doesn't bear mentioning in a polite blog such as this. I wonder what Jesus would make of him?

Persona Non Grata Peter Akinola

Peter Akinola is the decidedly UN-Christian Anglican Archbishop of Nigeria. Another one who has clearly never heard of the separation of Church and State.


To quote from Wikipedia: In September 2006, the Standing Committee of the Church of Nigeria, headed by Akinola, issued a Message to the Nation, taking up ten political controversies in Nigeria, among them a bill regarding same-sex relationships: "The Church commends the law-makers for their prompt reaction to outlaw same-sex relationships in Nigeria and calls for the bill to be passed since the idea expressed in the bill is the moral position of Nigerians regarding human sexuality." The bill in question, as well as criminalising same-sex marriage, also proposed to criminalise "Registration of Gay Clubs, Societies and organizations" and "Publicity, procession and public show of same-sex amorous relationship through the electronic or print media physically, directly, indirectly or otherwise", on penalty of up to 5 years of imprisonment. The proposed legislation was formally challenged by the United States State Department as a breach of Nigeria's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Some western supporters justify the legislation on the basis that it does not support the stoning to death of homosexuals under the Sharia code.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Akinola

Archbishop Peter Jensen's Moral Dilemma

Archbishop Peter Jensen is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney in Australia. His theology is of a particularly virulent, fundamentalist strain, which puts him in the same camp as Nigeria's loathsome Archbishop Peter Akinola. In fact, they are personal friends. Archbishop Jensen is a prominent advocate of evangelical Christianity and, as such, has spoken out with some considerable venom and spite against such issues as the consecration of female bishops, stem cell research and gay rights. It would appear to be a case of "do as I say, not as I do" for Archbishop Jenson, however, because not long after his consecration in 2001, he "was accused of nepotism after appointing both his wife (Christine) and his brother (Phillip Jensen) to official positions in the Sydney diocese" (Wikipedia). So much for Archbishop Jensen's exemplary moral virtue! 

Archbishop Peter Akinola's Fantasy

I chose this image as the header for my Kerrytoons blog. Archbishop Peter Akinola is a senior prelate within the Anglican Church. I find it absolutely inconceivable that a man in such an exalted position of trust within the worldwide Anglican communion could make such a hate-filled, bigoted remark. Millions of people look-up to Archbishop Akinola and accept blindly what he says as the word of God. It would be simple to dismiss him as an ignorant, mindless bigot, who is more to be pitied than blamed. Alas, however, nothing could be further from the truth. He has enormous influence within his community. I can't help but wonder how many gay-bashings and murders occurred as a direct result of Archbishop Akinola's words. My only consolation is that he will have to stand before his God one day.