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Transcript: Analysis: Episcopal Church elects first openly gay bishop
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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
08-06-2003
Analysis: Episcopal Church elects first openly gay bishop
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep, in for Bob Edwards.
The first openly gay bishop in Episcopal Church history has endured an effort to stop his confirmation. As we've been reporting this morning, Episcopal bishops approved Gene Robinson yesterday despite two allegation of sexual impropriety. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty has been covering the church convention in Minneapolis.
BARBARA BRADLEY HAGERTY reporting:
Before the House of Bishops could vote on Gene Robinson, his name had to be cleared which ...