Yes, mainstream Presbyterianism in the US is liberal, but there are conservative/traditional Presbyterian denominations. Those that are members of either the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC), or the International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) (or both), are Bible-based churches with traditional teachings.

Canon law permits a priest to deny communion only under very specific circumstances (the sin must be grave, public, manifest, and obstinate), and it’s not clear that the “obstinate” part, at least, was met according to the standards normally employed in the evaluation of these cases.

A boastful lesbian activist would seem to fit the description of “grave, public, manifest, and obstinate sinner” quite perfectly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9667071/Justin-Welby-is-the-Alpha-male-tosave-the-Church-of-England.html

“Justin Welby is the Alpha male to save the Church of England”

Just look at the photo of Welby right below that statement. Does he look like an alpha male to you? If this creature is alpha, what must British beta males look like?

But yet later in the story it is revealed that “Alpha” is some sort of “course of Christian instruction” in Britain… though what Welby has to do with this is not clear.

McWiggin suggested that what seems to us to be an imminent sojourn in a harsh, godless desert, and the end of all our hopes, might in fact turn out to be a necessary step in a journey toward the Provided Promised Land. We are entering a crisis. Like every crisis, it is (among other things) a crisis of faith. We ourselves may be persecuted, even unto death. But who can tell what seeds of glory our blood might nourish? Who can tell how many thousands might be inspired to turn to a different way of life, by the example of our simple fortitude?

God, grant me a bit of wisdom and courage, for the facing of this hour.

I’m starting to get the same idea. I think we’re going to have to wake up and realize that we’re a relatively small minority in the American (and Western) population now. Even among white people, most don’t share our religious views. They believe in Jesus, but they don’t really care about Him. They don’t honor His Laws, they don’t worry about denying His Love, they don’t spend significant parts of their day meditating on His Word and struggling with His Teachings.

I think recognizing that will help us get our own house in order. Perhaps we need to take this time to clean out and repair what is broken. Perhaps we need to focus on preparing ourselves for what is coming, rather than trying to stop the wreck we see ahead of us. Perhaps we need to wake up and see that our lives are going to totally suck for a while, but that it’s all part of Providence, and our eagerness to spare ourselves this fate shows a lack of trust in that Providence.

Perhaps it’s time for a trial by fire. Maybe a bit of purgatory will do us all some good.

Or maybe I’m just sinking into fatalism. I don’t know which.

But it’s telling that we can say that this sort of thing goes against Catholic teaching. When a Catholic celebrates “gay weddings” or “ordains” women, etc., we can definitely and unambiguously say that they are bad Catholics. We could not necessarily say the same of Anglicans in identical situations.