People are leaving the Church in Wales and everybody knows why, even if nobody wants to say it loud. The church now has an openly lesbian archbishop, living openly, and the Bible is clear on this matter. So why are people shocked? Why are we acting like it came from nowhere.
BBC reported that Cherry Vann became the first openly gay archbishop in the world this year. First in history. That alone should tell you something. After that, she admitted that her lifestyle has pushed some people out of the church. She said, “Some, sadly, have felt the need to leave.”
Sadly?
What exactly did she think was going to happen.
Christianity has never been confused about sexual morality. Never. From Genesis to Revelation it’s the same message. Sex outside marriage is sin. Period. That includes adultery, fornication, homosexuality, all of it. The problem is not temptation. Everybody is tempted. The problem is standing in sin and calling it leadership.
But look how BBC tells the story. Not about truth, not about doctrine. It’s always about intolerance. That’s the trick. Call truth hatred and suddenly the Bible becomes the problem.
Vann said the Church in Wales is trying hard to welcome LGBT+ people, and that some believers find it difficult. But that’s not the issue at all. Christianity has always welcomed sinners. Always. The church is full of sinners. What it’s not supposed to do is promote sin and clap for it from the pulpit.
She says people criticizing her lifestyle are attacking who she is. That it hurts. That it feels personal.
But Christianity is personal. Very personal. It tells you to die to yourself. Repent. Change. That’s the gospel. Not “be yourself and God will adjust.”
The gospel doesn’t affirm us in our mess. It pulls us out of it. That’s not hate. That’s mercy. Even when it hurts.
Some Anglican group said her appointment is another nail in the coffin of orthodoxy. People got angry at that statement. But was it really wrong. When you remove biblical authority, what’s left. Just church buildings and titles.
And look at the bigger picture. She took over the Church in Wales after the previous leader resigned over safeguarding issues, drinking problems, sexual misconduct. That alone tells you something is deeply wrong. She even admitted there is a cultural problem in the church.
Yes there is. Big one.
But culture problems don’t start with scandals. They start when sin becomes normal. When repentance is no longer preached. When feelings replace scripture.
None of this is new. The Bible already warned about it. Paul said there would be a falling away before Christ returns. People leaving sound doctrine. That’s not poetry. That’s prophecy.
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What’s annoying is how this whole thing is sold as Christianity itself. With media help. A theological crisis turned into a sympathy story. Like the problem is people who still believe the Bible.
This is not about hating Cherry Vann. The Bible doesn’t tell Christians to hate anyone. We are told to pray. Pray for repentance. Pray for truth. Pray for restoration. That should always be the goal.
But let’s stop acting confused.
When a church blesses what God forbids, people who still fear God will walk away. That’s not cruelty. That’s conviction. And no headline, no applause, no media praise can turn apostasy into Christianity.
