Homosexuality and the Anglican Church of Canada Diocese of Toronto elected with Kevin Robertson, for the first time, an openly gay and partnered person to be a bishop. Homosexuality and the Anglican Church of Canada In the secular context, Canadian law has undergone a profound change in regards to homosexuality. The last homosexual to be 'sent to prison indefinitely as a "dangerous sex offender" was in 1967. In 1969, the Canadian parliament passed amendments into the Criminal Code decriminalizing homosexuality in Canada. On 20 July 1971, the last homosexual criminally convicted on his sexual orientation was released from prison. On 20 July 2005, the Canadian government legalised
Homosexuality in the New Testament Clement of Alexandria likely interpreted Rom 1:27 as a condemnation of lesbians. Boswell (1980) speculated that the text does not condemn "homosexual acts by homosexuals", but rather "homosexual acts committed by heterosexual persons". Boswell argues that the conceptual modality (natural laws) which would provide the basis for the blanket condemnation of homosexuality did not exist prior to the Enlightenment era. Similarly, McNeill (1993) invokes "heterosexuals" who "abandoned heterosexuality" or "exchanged heterosexuality for homosexuality". Dallas (), opposing what he sees as the "gay agenda" behind such interpretations, contends that the apostle Paul is condemning changing "the natural use into that which