No doubt this news will have the Neanderthal gay-haters within the Anglican Communion foaming at the mouth and further threatening to break from the larger communion of churches. As I have said before, my opinion is that the liberal churches should tell them to leave and good riddance - of, and they should also keep their money and stop subsidizing the haters and their followers. I suspect without the infusion of funds from the liberal western churches, many of the African church members may become less enamored with homophobes like Peter Akinola. Here are some highlights from 365gay.com:*
(London) An openly gay clergyman, who missed out for a post of bishop in England, is reportedly under consideration for a similar job in Wales, despite a call for a moratorium on elevating gays by the worldwide leader of the Anglican Church. Dr. Jeffrey John is said to be on a short list to become Bishop of Bangor in North Wales.*
John, who currently is Dean of St. Albans in England, was on a short list five years ago to be elevated to the Church of England, Bishop of Reading. The decision came shortly after the U.S. branch of Anglicanism made the openly gay Rev. Gene Robinson the bishop of New Hampshire. The furor by conservatives within the worldwide denomination over Robinson led to John withdrawing his name from consideration for the bishopric of Reading.
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Like Bishop Robinson, John is in a committed relationship. Two years ago, he entered a civil union with his longtime lover, Grant Holmes, also an Anglican priest. Both men maintain they are celibate.
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John is reportedly among several candidates under consideration to be Bishop of Bangor. Despite Archbishop of Canterbury Williams’ opposition to gay bishops, he has no direct authority over the Church in Wales. The head of the Welsh branch of Anglicanism is the Archbishop of Wales, Dr. Barry Morgan. Morgan is a liberal and has in the past said he would be willing to consecrate an openly gay bishop.
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