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Episcopal Church Lifts Ban on Gay Bishops

Deeper rift with conservatives looms

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2009 5:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – Leaders of the Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly yesterday to allow the ordination of gay and lesbian bishops, risking further fissures with conservative parishes and the Anglican Communion. The new policy reverses a 2006 compromise that prohibited the consecration of homosexual clergy, in line with other...   Read full story »

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