Gay Episcopal bishop sees hope for progress
Matthai Kuruvila, Chronicle Religion Writer
Saturday, July 5, 2008
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Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson heads to England next week...
Almost exactly five years after he was elected as the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson remains the most controversial Christian in the world.
His consecration as the first openly gay, partnered Anglican bishop launched a global conversation about sexuality in Christianity and divided the Anglican Communion, the largest Protestant body in the world with 77 million members.
Yet what he is doing now may be more radical: Robinson is traveling the country and the world to talk more openly and more publicly than ever about his faith.