Gay bishop has regrets for church, but not for elevation
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NEW YORK Gene Robinson says he&#39;s sorry. But he&#39;s not sorry the Episcopal church made him a bishop. Robinson is bishop of New Hampshire, the first openly gay bishop in the 77 (m) million member Anglican communion.
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An Anglican bishop in British Columbia who regrets contributing to an international rift in the church by permitting same-sex blessings says he won&#39;t go along with a proposed moratorium on blessing gay unions.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25 -- Episcopal leaders, pressured to roll back their support for gays to keep the world Anglican family from crumbling, affirmed Tuesday that they will "exercise restraint" in approving another gay bishop.
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An Anglican commission sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church on Monday for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the Americans to apologize.
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Episcopal leaders, pressured to roll back their support for gays to keep the world Anglican family from crumbling, affirmed Tuesday that they will "exercise restraint" in approving another gay bishop and will not approve prayers to bless same-sex couples.
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U.S. Episcopalian bishops on Thursday  expressed regret for having consecrated the group's first  openly gay bishop, but said they needed more time to respond to  a call that they halt such ordinations and stop blessing  same-sex marriages.
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As Anglicans around the world try to resolve their deep rift over homosexuality, the gay American bishop at the center of the fight is offering a concession to his critics.
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An Anglican church council report that criticized the US Episcopal Church for installing a gay bishop went beyond what some local pastors had hoped for.
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An Anglican church report chastised the US Episcopal Church yesterday for consecrating a gay bishop and asked American church leaders to apologize or consider withdrawing from Anglican functions.
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The first Episcopal bishop who admits being gay said Wednesday that he regretted that his groundbreaking elevation to the church leadership created turmoil in the Anglican Communion.
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A leading conservative critic of the U.S. Episcopal Church said on Wednesday its bishops have turned their back on pleas from global Anglican church leaders to take a clear stand against consecrating gays as bishops or blessing same-sex unions.
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The worldwide Anglican Communion, which has been embroiled in theological civil war since its US branch, the Episcopal Church, welcomed an openly gay bishop last year, gets
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LONDON - An Anglican church commission sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church on Monday for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the church to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union...
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In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.
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FRESNO, California  - A California diocese of the Episcopal Church on Saturday took a major step toward breaking with the U.S. church because of its position on issues including homosexuality, a move unseen since the U.S. Civil War.
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Anglican church leaders and others demanding the U.S. Episcopal Church harden its stand on gay issues may be yielding to unwarranted impatience instead of waiting for divine guidance, the head of the U.S. church said on Wednesday.
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Archbishop of Canterbury hits out at attempts by church leaders to undermine support for gay rights