Homosexual bishop Gene Robinson divides opinion at Greenbelt Festival

by Daniel Blake
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Controversial Anglican bishop Gene Robinson has divided opinion at the Greenbelt Festival this year as he delivered three addresses to listeners.

The first openly gay bishop in the US Episcopal Church managed to divide opinion at the Christian festival as much as he has within the worldwide Anglican Communion, which has been fiercely divided by Bishop Robinson’s ordination in 2003.

Bishop Robinson was greeted with a standing ovation by the hundreds that had come to hear him speak about his sexuality at the festival.

However, his presence as a core speaker at the festival has been widely criticised by various Christian groups, with some boycotting the festival this year in protest. the rest