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Article: New Hampshire's Robinson becoming pioneer gay bishop in rite with worldwide ramifications
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- November 2, 2003
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RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer
AP Worldstream
11-02-2003
Dateline: DURHAM, New Hampshire
After anguished debate, Episcopalians gathered Sunday to consecrate openly gay cleric V. Gene Robinson as a bishop _ a first for any major Christian denomination and perhaps the beginning of the end for their denomination in its current form.
The ceremony was being treated as a landmark event for gay activists, U.S. Episcopalians, their 75 million fellow Anglicans in other nations and Christianity in general. About 4,000 people were expected to attend the ritual at a university sports arena.
Though there have been gay bishops in the past, all were closeted when they were elevated to their posts. ...