Petition Text: 20279-MN-402.2-D

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Amend ¶402.2:

While such persons set apart by the Church for the ministry of Word, Sacrament, and Order are subject to all the frailties of the human condition and pressures of society, they are required to maintain the highest standards of Christian living. represented by the practice of fidelity in marriage and celibacy in singleness. Since the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching, self-avowed practicing homosexuals are not to be accepted as candidates, ordained as ministers, or appointed to serve in The United Methodist Church.

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Petition Text: 20279-MN-402.2-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference