Gay bishop causes Episcopalian split
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- A coalition of conservative New England Episcopalians has split from the national church, forming four new congregations in part because of last year&#39;s consecration of a gay bishop.
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Several leading liberal Episcopalians said yesterday that they would rather accept a schism than accede to a demand from leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion for what they view as an unconscionable rollback of the U.S. church's position on gay rights.
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Launching a new front in the Episcopal Church conflict over the appointment of an openly gay bishop, six defiant congregations joined Sunday in a confirmation service led by bishops acting without permission from the Diocese of Ohio.
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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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The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the Worldwide Anglican Communion over disagreements about gay clergy and same-sex unions.
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LONDON - 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.    The ordination last November of Bishop V...
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One of the leaders of conservative Episcopal clergy said that a signed statement of "sincere regret" by U.S. bishops fell short of what was needed to heal a rift in the church over the consecration of a gay bishop.
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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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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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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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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 report today criticised US bishops for ordaining an openly gay canon last year. Mark Oliver looks at the issues behind the row that has divided the Anglican communion.
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Bishops of the Episcopal Church rejected demands by leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion to roll back the churchâs liberal stance on homosexuality.
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The openly gay Episcopal bishop whose ordination threatens to fracture the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;genuinely and deeply regrets&quot; the pain this caused
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Episcopal bishops at odds over homosexuality ended a private meeting Wednesday saying they had failed to reach agreement over dioceses that reject the authority of the church's incoming national leader, who supports gay relationships.
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Leaders of the U.S. Episcopal Church face a wrenching decision in the next few days on whether to issue a clear-cut ban on allowing people in gay relationships to be bishops and on blessing same-sex unions.
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In a public rebuke of the Episcopal Church, a conservative diocese voted Saturday to affirm its membership in the worldwide Anglican Communion after distancing itself from the American denomination over issues of sexuality and the ordination of women.