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Article: Archbishop asked to relent, let Robinson attend conference
- Article from:
- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- June 8, 2008
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Episcopal church officials from New Hampshire have asked the
leader of the Anglican church to reconsider his decision to exclude
Bishop Gene Robinson from next month's worldwide church conference.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams did not invite Robinson
to the Lambeth Conference, which is a gathering of the church's
bishops from around the world.
The conference is held once every 10 years, and Robinson was
excluded because of the controversy surrounding his sexuality. He is
the church's first openly gay bishop.
Robinson is making the trip to England and intends to host
several of his own events.
In a May 29 letter, the standing committee and diocesan council
of the state's Episcopal ...
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