Historic Vatican gathering punts on LGBTQ+ issues
The Synod of Synodality was supposed to decide important doctrinal issues but instead upset most, observers say.
OCTOBER 28, 2024
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Gay bishop predicts Anglican Church split
V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, is predicting that the Anglican Communion will eventually splinter, two years after U.S. church leaders triggered global outrage by approving his election.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2005
Anglican bishops want condemnation of homosexuality by U.S. church
At an official meeting of church leaders this week, Africa's Anglican bishops have attacked their U.S. counterparts for failing to condemn homosexuality.
JUNE 24, 2006
Episcopal Head Warns Pittsburgh Bishop Against Splitting From Church
Pittsburgh's bishop could face discipline if he continues to support efforts to split his diocese from the Episcopal Church, the presiding bishop of the national church warned in a letter. Representatives of the Pittsburgh diocese are set to vote Friday during their annual convention in Johnstown, Pa., on constitutional amendments that would start the process of splitting from the national church. Pittsburgh bishop Robert Duncan is among the leaders of a conservative U.S. movement that believes the Episcopal Church is abandoning the primary authority of Scripture, with biblical teachings on sexuality being the flash point of the debate.
NOVEMBER 3, 2007
Anglican Bishop to Gays: Don't Leave the Church
Bishop Paul Colton encouraged LGBT people to stick with their faith during Cork LGBT Awareness Week.
MAY 15, 2014
Evangelical Lutheran Church Elects First Transgender Bishop
The Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer will be bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod, covering parts of California and Nevada.
MAY 10, 2021
Methodist Court: Consecration of Lesbian Bishop Violated Church Law
The Judicial Council's ruling on the United Methodist Church's first lesbian bishop highlights the church's division on LGBT issues.
APRIL 29, 2017
Conservative Anglicans Object to Church of England Allowing Gay Bishops
Anglican leaders in Africa are at the forefront of opposition to the move, which they say could further divide the worldwide Anglican Communion.
JANUARY 11, 2013
Episcopal Church Sues Deposed Bishop Over Property
The Episcopal diocese of San Joaquin in California has sued a deposed bishop, demanding he vacate his offices and turn over financial accounts for leading a secession last year prompted by the church's ordination of women and gays. The diocese said in its lawsuit, filed Thursday in Fresno County superior court, that John-David Schofield breached his duties to the church. National church leaders removed Schofield as the head of the Fresno-based diocese after he led parishioners to align themselves with the conservative Province of the Southern Cone, an Argentina-based member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
APRIL 29, 2008
Evangelical Lutheran Church Elects First Openly Gay Bishop
Guy Erwin is also the denomination's first Native American bishop.
JUNE 1, 2013
Episcopal Church may elect second openly gay bishop
The openly gay dean of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, the Very Reverend Robert Taylor (pictured), and the lesbian rector of All Saints' Church in Chicago, the Reverend Bonnie Perry, are among five finalists for the position of bishop of the diocese of California.
FEBRUARY 21, 2006