US bishop 'regret' over gay split
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The head of the US Episcopal Church expresses 'regret' over the appointment of a gay Anglican bishop.
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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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CHICAGO _ Many conservative Anglicans would agree with Nigerian lay minister Davis Mac-Iyalla that the summer of 2003 _ when the Episcopal Church approved the first openly gay bishop _ left a gaping hole and wrenching pain in their hearts. But not for the same reasons.
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The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, whose consecration has brought the world's Anglicans to the brink of schism, said Tuesday that the Episcopal Church should not give in to demands that it roll back its acceptance of gays.
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LOS ANGELES -- Two Episcopal parishes in Southern California announced yesterday that they had broken with the national church over the issue of homosexuality, placing themselves under the jurisdiction of a conservative Anglican bishop from Africa.
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An Anglican panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in the US Episcopal Church failed to give American conservatives what they sought Monday: punishment for church leaders and
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Nigerian Anglicans are examining a report by a special commission that criticized US Anglicans for ordaining a gay bishop. The controversy has threatened to split the Anglican Church and is not yet over.
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The Anglican church is deeply divided and could "implode and self-destruct" over gay clerics and other sensitive issues, a senior advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury warned.
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The diocese at the heart of a dispute within the Anglican Church over its decision to appoint an openly gay bishop apologised on Tuesday for &quot;pain and confusion&quot; caused by
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The head of the Episcopal Church asked church members for patience Tuesday after fellow Anglican leaders demanded the U.S. denomination step back from its support of gays or risk losing its full membership in the world Anglican fellowship.
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The gay bishop at the center of the debate over homosexuality that has riven the global Anglican Communion said Wednesday he was sorry conservatives were upset by his consecration, but said he had no regrets about his groundbreaking elevation to church leadership.
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A senior Anglican Church commission Monday urged US church leaders to apologize for consecrating a gay priest as bishop and called for a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex marriages.
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An international commission intent on stopping the splintering of the worldwide association of Anglican churches rebuked the US Episcopal Church Monday for electing a gay bishop
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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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Oct. 18, 2004 - Apologies from the diocese of New Westminster and the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) for the &quot;deep offence&quot; their decisions regarding sexuality have caused to &quot;many faithful
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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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Two congregations are to announce whether they will leave the US Anglican Church in a row over gay clergy.