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Article: Episcopalians scolded for appointing gay bishop; But Anglican Communion can't stop it.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2003
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Byline: Al Webb, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
LONDON - Leaders of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion reproached U.S. Episcopalians yesterday for appointing an openly homosexual bishop, but conceded that they had no power to stop his consecration.
If the Episcopalians, who make up one province of the Anglican Communion, go ahead with the consecration of Canon V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire, "the future of the Communion itself will be put in jeopardy," 37 primates of the church warned in a public statement concluding a two-day emergency conference.
"We have reached a crucial and critical point in the life of the Anglican Communion," ...