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| Church elects second gay bishop | Church elects second gay bishop |
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| A diocese in Los Angeles has elected only the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican Church, an issue that has caused deep division. | A diocese in Los Angeles has elected only the second openly gay bishop in the global Anglican Church, an issue that has caused deep division. |
| Rev Mary Glasspool, from Baltimore, was elected assistant bishop, although she needs a majority of national Episcopal Church heads to back her consecration. | Rev Mary Glasspool, from Baltimore, was elected assistant bishop, although she needs a majority of national Episcopal Church heads to back her consecration. |
| The election of the first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, six years ago created a huge rift. | The election of the first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, six years ago created a huge rift. |
| Traditionalists insist the Bible unequivocally outlaws homosexuality. | Traditionalists insist the Bible unequivocally outlaws homosexuality. |
| But liberals believe the Bible should be reinterpreted in the light of contemporary wisdom. | But liberals believe the Bible should be reinterpreted in the light of contemporary wisdom. |
| The row led to the formation of a conservative breakaway Episcopal movement in the US - the Anglican Church in North America. | The row led to the formation of a conservative breakaway Episcopal movement in the US - the Anglican Church in North America. |
| The head of the worldwide Anglican community, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has been under pressure to recognise it. | The head of the worldwide Anglican community, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has been under pressure to recognise it. |
| Moratorium | Moratorium |
| The BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani, in Los Angeles, says Mary Glasspool's election is controversial and may spark yet another row in an already fractured community. | |
| Episcopal Church leader, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, has said she will consecrate any bishop whose election follows the rules. | Episcopal Church leader, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, has said she will consecrate any bishop whose election follows the rules. |
| Rev Glasspool is 55 and has been a canon in the Diocese of Maryland for eight years, Associated Press news agency reports. | |
| It says she has been with her partner, Becki Sander, since 1988. | It says she has been with her partner, Becki Sander, since 1988. |
| Delegates in Los Angeles have been voting for two assistant bishops - the other is Rev Diane M Jardine Bruce. | Delegates in Los Angeles have been voting for two assistant bishops - the other is Rev Diane M Jardine Bruce. |
| Bishops of the US Episcopal Church voted in July to overturn a three-year ban on the appointment of gay bishops. | Bishops of the US Episcopal Church voted in July to overturn a three-year ban on the appointment of gay bishops. |
| Anglican leaders had asked the Church to observe the moratorium. | Anglican leaders had asked the Church to observe the moratorium. |