Is the Anglican Church in Wales set to appoint the church's second openly gay, partnered bishop?
An American bishop claims that the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, is seeking to make an openly gay, partnered bishop the next Bishop of Bagor in Wales.
In an Aug 29 letter to members of the American Anglican Council (AAC) and CANA, the Rt Rev David Anderson said the Church in Wales would likely be the first province to break the Lambeth moratorium on gay bishops. "Wales is in an election process for Bishop of Bangor and the election has as one of its still-secret nominees none other than Jeffrey John," Bishop Anderson said. The Very Rev Jeffrey John is currently Dean of St Albans.
Last month the Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev. Dr. Barry Morgan told the Sunday Telegraph he would support the election of a gay bishop in Wales. "If a priest had a [same-sex] partner and someone nominated them that wouldn't be a bar to them becoming a bishop," he said in an interview published on July 13.
An advocate of changing the church's teaching on homosexuality, Canon Jeffrey John was appointed Bishop of Reading in 2003. However he was pressured into declining the appointment by Archbishop Rowan Williams. In August 2006, Dr John entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner, the Rev Grant Holmes.
Bishops in the Church in Wales are appointed by an electoral college consisting of the clergy of a diocese and the bishops of the province. "Although being on the slate is no guarantee of an election, it is clearly something that Archbishop Morgan desires," Bishop Anderson charged.
Wales is set to appoint a gay bishop
In an Aug 29 letter to members of the American Anglican Council (AAC) and CANA, the Rt Rev David Anderson said the Church in Wales would likely be the first province to break the Lambeth moratorium on gay bishops. "Wales is in an election process for Bishop of Bangor and the election has as one of its still-secret nominees none other than Jeffrey John," Bishop Anderson said. The Very Rev Jeffrey John is currently Dean of St Albans.
Last month the Archbishop of Wales, the Most Rev. Dr. Barry Morgan told the Sunday Telegraph he would support the election of a gay bishop in Wales. "If a priest had a [same-sex] partner and someone nominated them that wouldn't be a bar to them becoming a bishop," he said in an interview published on July 13.
An advocate of changing the church's teaching on homosexuality, Canon Jeffrey John was appointed Bishop of Reading in 2003. However he was pressured into declining the appointment by Archbishop Rowan Williams. In August 2006, Dr John entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner, the Rev Grant Holmes.
Bishops in the Church in Wales are appointed by an electoral college consisting of the clergy of a diocese and the bishops of the province. "Although being on the slate is no guarantee of an election, it is clearly something that Archbishop Morgan desires," Bishop Anderson charged.
Wales is set to appoint a gay bishop
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9/01/2008 12:01:00 AM
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