Article: Robinson remains at the eye of the storm

You've got to sympathize with the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Anglican Church. Supportive of gay rights himself, he is trying hard to hold together a church that's been on the verge of a crack-up ever since the 2003 election of Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as bishop of New Hampshire.

Nonetheless, Williams's dramatic pronouncement over the weekend and his treatment of Robinson over the past several weeks seem unlikely to quiet his unruly flock.

Williams called on Sunday for a moratorium on the consecration of gay bishops and priests. His plea doesn't strip Robinson of his authority, making it unlikely to satisfy the most ardent conservative ...

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