Episcopal leader: We need to talk about sexuality

As head of the Episcopal Church, the Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori's style has been more affected by her training as a scientist than by her gender, she said today. Before her ordination into the priesthood in 1994, Jefferts Schori earned a doctorate in oceanography. She learned to build from a hypothesis, test alternatives and weigh perspectives before drawing final conclusions. That scientific approach has helped Jefferts Schori, the 2.5 million-member Episcopal Church's first female presiding bishop, maintain her composure amid increasing tension over the church's elevation of a gay bishop. Se Episcopal leader: We need to talk about sexuality

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