Anglican churches assured by Episcopal stance on gay issues
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Dec. 1, 2007

A slim plurality of national churches in the Anglican Communion has given the Episcopal Church passing marks for pledging in September to stop ordaining gay bishops and authorizing rites for same-sex unions.

Ten of the 38 Anglican provinces, however, say they are not assured that the American church has halted its support for homosexuality, which they condemn as unbiblical.

The Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the global Anglican Communion, has been under intense pressure from Anglican archbishops in the so-called Global South to roll back its pro-gay policies or face a reduced role in the communion. the rest