The American cleric Gene Robinson became the first openly gay bishop in the worldwide Anglican communion [today] after he was formally cleared of allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Dr Williams predicted in a statement issued minutes after the vote that difficult days lay ahead and that the decision would inevitably have a significant impact.
He said: “It will be vital to ensure that the concerns and needs of those across the communion who are gravely concerned at this development can be heard, understood and taken into account.”
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The primate of the US church, Frank Griswold, appealed for calm as he announced that 62 bishops had voted in favour – more than the simple majority of the 107 entitled to vote – sparking a furious reaction from opposing bishops.
I was hoping that I’d be able to follow up this morning’s string of posts with this news. I don’t doubt that there will be repercussions from this, both good and bad, over the coming months and years. However, the mere fact that we were able to get to this point, despite the last minute machinations of Robinson’s detractors, says wonderful things about where we might head in the future.
Many, many congratulations to Bishop Robinson, and to all of his supporters.
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One small step for man.
One giant leap for mankind.
Overused ? Perhaps, but correct this time.
i’m going to be mildly anal and point out that armstrong gramatically erred in his ‘moon landing’ statement.
better – one small step for a man.
one giant leap for mankind.
tricky little particles.