Anglicans try in vain to keep their openly gay bishop in the shadows

Apr 7 2008

Five years after he was consecrated as bishop of New Hampshire in a hockey arena in the city of Concord, wearing a bulletproof vest under his golden vestments, Bishop Gene Robinson is braced for another round of controversy.

Next month, his new book is to be published, and in it, amid the assertions of his deep faith in Jesus and a self-examination of his theological beliefs, are the emphatic expressions of disappointment in the leadership of his Anglican Church.

In June, Robinson plans to enter into a civil union with his partner of 20 years, Mark Andrew. He said he would do everything he could to keep photographers away, out of deference to those who find his relationship offensive, but he acknowledged that the event was likely to attract negative attention nonetheless. the rest