New fears of schism in Anglican Church

Dr Jeffrey JohnThe day in 2003 when the Archbishop of Canterbury forced his friend Dr Jeffrey John to reject his appointment as Bishop of Reading became a defining moment of his archiepiscopate. The consecration of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire became a defining moment for the entire Anglican Communion.

Now Britain could be about to have its own “Gene Robinson moment” with growing support in the province of Wales for his election to a bishopric, possibly as soon as in Bangor next month. …

– Ruth Gledhill reports in TimesOnline. (Photo: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban.)

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