Episcopalians Supporting Homosexuality Express 'Frustration'
By Lillian Kwon
Christian Post Reporter
Mon, Mar. 12 2007
There is a lot of "frustration" coming out of Episcopalians, who support homosexuality, toward their presiding bishop.
In the months ahead of a September deadline when the Episcopal Church must respond to the Anglican Communion's moratorium on consecrating homosexuals and authorizing same-sex unions, liberal Episcopalians have begun to express hostility to recent decisions by their head.
"We're trying to understand why our presiding bishop thinks this is the right way to proceed," said the Rev. Ruth Meyers, a member of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, according to The Washington Post.
A month out of a critical meeting in Tanzania with the heads of Anglican provinces worldwide, U.S. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori had agreed to "a season of fasting" along with other Anglican leaders. She called the Episcopal Church to accept the primates' call in an effort to continue to be a voice at the Anglican table. Jefferts Schori, who supports the "full inclusion" of homosexuals, believes it is one of the Episcopal Church's "gifts" to help change other people's understanding about gay and lesbian Christians. the rest
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