Church of Scotland: Online protest over gay minister

Monday, 4 May 2009

A fifth of all Church of Scotland clergy have signed an online petition against the appointment of an openly gay minister, BBC Scotland can reveal.

Concern has been raised within the Kirk that failure to overturn the appointment could provoke a mass walkout by many members.

The petition relates to Reverend Scott Rennie, the minister at Queen's Cross Church in Aberdeen. the rest