Tuesday, October 09, 2007

English bishop hints at joining boycott of Anglican meeting over gay issue
By Robert Barr, Associated Press Writer
October 8, 2007

LONDON --A senior Church of England bishop says he would have difficulty joining U.S. Episcopal bishops at a gathering of global Anglican leaders next year because they have not repented for consecrating a gay bishop, according to a news report published Monday.

The Daily Telegraph quoted Michael Nazir-Ali, the bishop of Rochester, as siding with African bishops who believe the American church has not adequately dealt with protests about the installation of V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire.

The dispute has caused some Anglican leaders to threaten to boycott next year's Lambeth Conference, a once-a-decade gathering of Anglican bishops from around the world.
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