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Episcopalians reject ban on gay bishops
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 20, 2006 04:28pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | COLUMBUS, Ohio - Episcopal clergy and lay delegates Tuesday rejected a demand from fellow Anglicans that they temporarily stop electing gay bishops, leaving little chance the proposal could be revived at a national church meeting.
Anglican leaders, angered by the 2003 consecration of an openly gay Episcopal bishop, had asked the Episcopalians pass a moratorium — at least for now — on homosexuals leading dioceses.
But in a complex balloting system, a majority of the Episcopal House of Deputies voted against a measure that would have urged dioceses to refrain from electing homosexuals to lead them. Conservatives complained that the measure stopped short of a moratorium, but supporters argued it would have set a moral standard for the church and would have signaled that the American denomination understood the concerns of Anglican leaders.
Northern Indiana Bishop Edward Little, who was on the committee that drafted the measure, said prior to the vote that if deputies did not approve the legislation it would be almost impossible to resurrect. "That would be the end," he said.
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