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Article: Episcopal Church held to 'double standard,' says Jefferts Schori.(CENTURY news)(Katharine Jefferts Schori)(Brief article)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- January 29, 2008
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EPISCOPAL PRESIDING bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says other member bodies of the Anglican Communion apply a "double standard" when they challenge the U.S. church for having an openly gay bishop and blessing same-sex unions.
Other provinces in the 77-million-member communion have gay bishops and blessing ceremonies, Jefferts Schori told BBC Radio in an interview broadcast January 1, but are not as open about it. "There is certainly a double standard," she said.
The election of V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire in 2003 widened divisions in the family of Anglican churches over sexuality and ...