The Rev Rod Thomas, the leader of the conservative evangelical group Reform and a member of the General Synod, said: ”˜I feel deeply ashamed that this is happening in the Anglican Church.
”˜I think a schism is absolutely inevitable.’
But St Paul’s Cathedral’s Canon Chancellor Giles Fraser, a leading liberal, said: ”˜This is another nail in the coffin of Christian homophobia.’
The BBC treated L.A.’s action as their lead article this morning, devoting a full ten minutes to it. It included an in-depth discussion between Christina Reed and Chris Sugden.