Episcopalians debate issue of gay bishops
Friday, June 16, 2006

The Episcopal Church's top policymaking body was wrestling Friday with demands from fellow Anglicans to bar gays from the office of bishop for now.

A committee shepherding the General Convention response was considering whether it should revise a proposal that stops short of a moratorium. The legislation asks dioceses only to "exercise very considerable caution" when choosing their leaders.

Supporters of gay clergy have pleaded with Episcopalians not to create new barriers for homosexuals to maintain the church's role as the U.S. arm of the global Anglican Communion. the rest