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Article: Anglicans try to dodge open schism.(World)(election of gay bishop in New Hampshire causes division in church)
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- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- October 24, 2003
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Anglican leaders said Oct. 16 their global communion will be "put in jeopardy" if U.S. Episcopalians proceed with the consecration of their first openly gay bishop.
In a unanimous statement at the end of a two-day crisis meeting on their deep divisions over homosexuality, leaders of 37 national churches called on members not to react precipitously. But they appeared to concede that some parts of the church would cut off communion with the New Hampshire diocese or the whole Episcopal church.
They also called on Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to establish a commission to study the divisions and report within a year.
As NCR went to press ...