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Article: EPISCOPAL CHURCH FACES TUMULT.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2003
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Byline: RICHARD N. OSTLING Associated Press
In the month since becoming the first Christian denomination to consecrate an openly gay bishop, the Episcopal Church has been gripped by unprecedented tumult.
Episcopal parishioners are pitted against each other. Conservative parishes and priests are at odds with their liberal bishops -- and vice versa. And, at the national level, conservative bishops are arguing with fellow prelates in the liberal majority.
Internationally, church leaders who represent tens of millions of Anglicans have announced they are prepared to cut ties with the Episcopal Church, which is the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion.
Anglican ...