鐘聲與氣味

今天（1/29）下午約3點，安立甘公教會主教團成員獲悉一則在X平台上發布的貼文，內容顯示加爾文·羅賓遜在華盛頓特區全國反墮胎峰會上發表演說的結尾片段。在影片中，他以一個被許多人解讀為納粹敬禮的手勢結束了他的發言。

儘管我們無法得知羅賓遜先生當時的內心想法，但他的行為似乎是試圖通過挑釁對立方來討好美國政治右翼的某些群體。羅賓遜先生此前已被警告，網路挑釁及類似行為（無論是為左翼還是右翼服務）都與聖品人員的使命不相容，並被要求停止。顯然，他並未遵守，因此，他在本教會的會長執照已被撤銷。他不再擔任安立甘公教會的聖品。

此外，我們明白這不僅僅是一個政治問題。大屠殺是一段難以言喻的恐怖歷史，由一個邪惡政權所為。我們譴責納粹意識形態和各種形式的反猶太主義。我們認為，那些模仿納粹敬禮的人，即使是開玩笑或試圖挑釁對手，都是在淡化大屠殺的恐怖，貶低那些為對抗施暴者而犧牲的人。這些行為具有傷害性和分裂性，違背了基督宗教仁愛的教義。

最後，我們祈求上帝賜予我們恩典，讓我們能放下不愉快的分歧，並將我們的國家和自身託付於祂的全能庇護之下。

A Statement on Calvin Robinson

At approximately 3:00 pm today (1/29) members of the College of Bishops of the ACC were made aware of a post made on X showing the end of a speech made by Calvin Robinson at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, DC. In it, he closed his comments with a gesture that many have interpreted as a pro-Nazi salute.

While we cannot say what was in Mr. Robinson’s heart when he did this, his action appears to have been an attempt to curry favor with certain elements of the American political right by provoking its opposition. Mr. Robinson had been warned that online trolling and other such actions (whether in service of the left or right) are incompatible with a priestly vocation and was told to desist. Clearly, he has not, and as such, his license in this Church has been revoked. He is no longer serving as a priest in the ACC.

Furthermore, we understand that this is not just an administrative matter. The Holocaust was an episode of unspeakable horror, enacted by a regime of evil men. We condemn Nazi ideology and anti-Semitism in all its forms. And we believe that those who mimic the Nazi salute, even as a joke or an attempt to troll their opponents, trivialize the horror of the Holocaust and diminish the sacrifice of those who fought against its perpetrators. Such actions are harmful, divisive, and contrary to the tenets of Christian charity.

Finally, we pray that God will give us grace to lay aside our unhappy divisions, and we commend our nation and ourselves to his Almighty protection.