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Karen Oliveto previously claimed Jesus had bigotries, raised concerns about making Him into 'an idol'
United Methodist Church Bishop Karen Oliveto preaches a sermon at First United Methodist Church of Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 28, 2024, during the UMC General Conference. Oliveto's election was ruled invalid by the United Methodist Judicial Council in 2017 due to her being in a same-sex marriage, however, she has remained a bishop of the UMC Mountain Sky Episcopal Area. | Paul Jeffrey/UM News
A United Methodist Church bishop, whose election was declared invalid in 2017 for being in a same-sex marriage but who remains in office, has denounced the denomination’s ban on “queer clergy” in a General Conference sermon.
Bishop Karen Oliveto of the UMC Mountain Sky Area gave a message on Monday morning before the churchwide UMC General Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
During her remarks, Oliveto asked those gathered if they were “willing to make God’s love visible in all you do” and if they would “meet and serve Jesus in the outcast, the downcast, and the cast aside.”
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United Methodist Church Bishop Karen Oliveto preaches a sermon at First United Methodist Church of Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 28, 2024, during the UMC General Conference. Oliveto's election was ruled invalid by the United Methodist Judicial Council in 2017 due to her being in a same-sex marriage, however, she has remained a bishop of the UMC Mountain Sky Episcopal Area. | Paul Jeffrey/UM News
A United Methodist Church bishop, whose election was declared invalid in 2017 for being in a same-sex marriage but who remains in office, has denounced the denomination’s ban on “queer clergy” in a General Conference sermon.
Bishop Karen Oliveto of the UMC Mountain Sky Area gave a message on Monday morning before the churchwide UMC General Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
During her remarks, Oliveto asked those gathered if they were “willing to make God’s love visible in all you do” and if they would “meet and serve Jesus in the outcast, the downcast, and the cast aside.”
Continued below.
Lesbian UMC bishop laments denomination’s ban on ‘queer clergy’
A United Methodist Church bishop, whose election was declared invalid in 2017 for being in a same-sex marriage but who remains in office, has denounced the denomination s ban on queer clergy in a ...
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