Bishop Spong, however, is convinced that time is on his side, as it has been on the side of feminists and of the anti-slavery movement. For a man whose theology so emphasises the virtues of love he has very little love for his fellow-Christians. Where is your humility and understanding of other Christians, I ask. I would guess that Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold had ordained more gay people than I have thought about ordaining. Some of there people would certainly not be fundamentalist about Jesus walking on water, or feeding the 5000, but they would be fundamentalist about the physical resurrection or the Virgin Birth.
All literalism is a security system.
But God doesn't need a security system to be protected. God is just really amazing . I point out to him that although there has been an honourable tradition of controversial bishops of have at least spurred people into talking about Christianity, he has gone further. And in fact, if only he was on the side of 'mere Christianity' he would be one of the outstanding witnesses of our age. For one thing, he has courage, and his presentational skills are absolutely brilliant.