Va. Episcopalians Struggle With Possibility of Schism
Homosexuality Issue Shadows Convention Debate
By Caryle Murphy
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 28, 2006

Members of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia conclude their annual convention today in Richmond amid growing fears that continuing differences over the 2003 consecration of an openly homosexual bishop will prompt some conservative parishes to withdraw from the diocese.

No parish is threatening to depart imminently. But much depends on the outcome of the 2.3-million member denomination's national convention in June. That assembly is likely to see fierce debate over homosexuality, scriptural interpretation and the importance of American Episcopalians staying in tune with the more conservative views of their larger, worldwide community of Anglicans. Story