‘Without gay priests Church would be lost’

Posted on June 7, 2008 
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Gene RobinsonThe openly gay bishop whose ordination sparked the crisis in the Anglican Communion has claimed the Church of England would be close to shutting down if it was forced to manage without its gay clergy. …

He said many of the English church’s clergy lived openly in their rectories with gay partners, with the full knowledge of their bishops.

– Story by Ruth Gledhill in The Times Online. Ruth also posts an interview with Gene Robinson here, amid speculation that he is about to marry.
(Photo credit: Geoff Forester and Diocese of New Hampshire.)