The outcry over the Bishop of Cashel & Ossory\u2019s support for an Irish dean\u2019s gay civil union has forced the bishop to skip the consecration of the Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry.<\/p>\n
Church leaders in Northern Ireland told The Church of England Newspaper that the Rt. Rev. Michael Burrows had been advised to stay away from the Sept 8 consecration of Bishop Patrick Rooke at St Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in Armagh. The bishop had been told his support for clergy gay civil unions had broken the collegiality of the church and his presence would cause some participants in the ceremony to refrain from receiving the Eucharist with him.<\/p>\n
Bishop Burrow\u2019s office did not respond to questions from CEN, but the Church of Ireland\u2019s press officer did confirm that the bishop \u201cdid not attend and that this was his own decision. I have no knowledge of any advice from anyone about staying away or concern with regard to receiving communion.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n