Guest Warwick Green Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Yet another opportunity for the Anglicans to have a civil war. These guys fight among themselves even more often than the PQ. Bishop defends hiring lesbian priestFlareup in Ottawa diocese symptomatic of a debate dividing Anglicans worldwide JENNIFER GREEN, CanWest News Service Published: Saturday, May 20, 2006 Anglican Bishop Peter Coffin has allowed a married lesbian to work as a priest in Ottawa, incurring the wrath of a small but vociferous group of conservatives within the Ottawa diocese. One church has withheld about $36,000 of its dues to the diocese, and several clergy members signed an open letter denouncing their bishop. The letter said Coffin reneged on the spirit of the Anglican church's national moratorium on same-sex unions by allowing Rev. Linda Privitera to work as a priest. She is American, ordained and married in Massachusetts; she came to Canada with her partner in November... http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news...0e-05f4cc5b7807 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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