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The gay bishop at the heart of the controversy that is tearing apart the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;deeply regrets&quot; the pain caused by his election last year, but is
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An Anglican panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church failed to give American conservatives what they sought Monday: punishment for church leaders and quick recognition for the network of dissenting congregations.
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Episcopal delegates asked church leaders Wednesday to &quot;exercise restraint&quot; when considering openly gay candidates for bishop, a vote that ended days of painful debate but fell far short of demands to preserve Anglican unity by banning gay bishops.
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ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Feb. 18 -- The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called Sunday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatened to fracture the church.
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The Episcopal bishop at the center of the Anglican Communion&#39;s global battle over homosexuality said that at first he was stunned by a church report issued on Monday recommending a moratorium
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A report criticising US Anglicans for ordaining a gay bishop is welcomed by those who opposed his appointment.
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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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The US diocese that appointed a gay bishop says it regrets the &quot;pain and confusion&quot; it had caused the Anglican church. The Windsor report, published on Monday, called for an apology for the appointment of
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A long-awaited report into homosexuality within the Anglican community called for a US church to apologise for appointing an openly gay bishop and warned that a repeat could split the faith down the middle.
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The Roman Catholic bishops of the United States elected Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., to be president of their national conference in an unusually close vote yesterday
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The U.S. Episcopal Church has taken some steps in response to criticism of its backing for gay priests and same-sex unions, an archbishop said on Thursday, as Anglican leaders tried to avoid a formal split in the church over homosexuality.
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Avoiding further controversy in the worldwide Anglican family, the Episcopal Diocese of Newark on Saturday chose a Massachusetts priest as their new bishop, rather than an openly gay candidate on the ballot.
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WASHINGTON - Bishop Wilton Gregory, outgoing president of the nation&#39;s Roman Catholic bishops, apologized Monday for any mistakes he made as he led the church through the clergy sex abuse crisis.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said on Friday the Anglican Communion he heads cannot agree if the United States Episcopal Church has stepped back from its liberal stands on gay bishops and scriptural authority.
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Anglicans hope a long-awaited report will resolve divisions within the church that have intensified with the ordination of an openly gay bishop in the United States.
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ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to expressing his views of church values, Roman Catholic Archbishop Raymond Burke has a habit of making headlines, not always to the satisfaction of his flock.
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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.