Reuters–U.S. Episcopal Church consecrates lesbian bishop

The Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles ordained an openly lesbian bishop on Saturday, a move likely to stoke further tensions between liberals and conservatives in the deeply divided global Anglican Communion.

Mary Douglas Glasspool is now a suffragan, or assistant, bishop in a liberal diocese on America’s famously tolerant West Coast, and she offered to meet with her critics as a “reconciling person”.

Some 3,000 people attended the ceremony, said diocese spokesman Bob Williams. “The event was joyful and well attended,” he said.

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One comment on “Reuters–U.S. Episcopal Church consecrates lesbian bishop

  1. Sarah says:

    RE: “”The event was joyful and well attended,” he said.”

    Heh.

    Heh heh — they’re embarrassed too. The reconstruction of “the story” by the spin er . . . “communication staff” has begun.

    A 13,500 seat stadium.

    And proclaimed seating capacity at this link advertising no tickets necessary:
    “Seating capacity for the liturgy will be at least 6,700.”

    http://www.ladiocese.org/ordination-consecration-may15.html

    Don’t ya’ll think that you should go ahead and “make the link disappear” now?? ; > )