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Article: Cheers, protests as gay bishop is elevated
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- November 3, 2003
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RICHARD N. OSTLING, The Associated Press
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-03-2003
Cheers, protests as gay bishop is elevated -- Anglican archbishop expresses regret at rift
By RICHARD N. OSTLING, The Associated Press
Date: 11-03-2003, Monday
Section: NEWS
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Biographical: V. GENE ROBINSON
DURHAM, N.H. - The Episcopal Church consecrated V. Gene Robinson as bishop in a heartfelt ceremony Sunday, making him the first openly gay man to rise to that rank in any of the world's major Christian bodies.
But while pageantry mixed with exultation in the ritual elevating Robinson to bishop of New Hampshire, it seems unlikely the church will hold ...