BBC religious affairs correspondent Chris Landau says that for an Anglican Communion already fracturing over the issue of homosexuality, this election is yet more evidence of the church’s divisions.
He says that for many in the US, electing openly homosexual bishops is simply a reflection of the diversity long affirmed by that Church and that it would be very surprising if Mary Glasspool’s election wasn’t approved.
Episcopal Church leader, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, has said she will consecrate any bishop whose election follows the rules.
I just listened to the BBC’s treatment of this event this morning. They are running it as their lead article, and devoted some ten minutes to it. Their on-air article included an extensive three-way discussion between the BBC, Christina Reed, and Chris Sugden.
Silence from the news service of National Public Radio (NPR), but this is their “weak-end” period when they mainly re-hash the articles they have been following during their five-day workweek.