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(UMNS) Methodist Church hanging onto unity despite cracks in the walls
Bishop Bruce Ough acknowledged the pain and anger that has been bubbling up at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference over the full inclusion of LGBTQ people, but said the Council of Bishops supports church unity.
Social media rumors before his announcement indicated the bishops were going to create a special commission to explore the church’s differences and hold a meeting in 2018 to discuss schism.
That is not correct, Ough said. However, he did say the bishops were not in unity with each other.
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