Episcopalians won't reverse pro-gay stances: A clear rebuff to conservatives
In a clear rebuff to conservatives in the global Anglican Communion, Episcopal Church leaders have rejected a September 30 deadline set by overseas Anglicans to roll back their church’s pro-gay policies, arguing that such decisions can be made only at the U.S. church’s triennial conventions—the next one being in 2009.
The church’s 40-member Executive Council, headed by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, also on June 14 declined a proposal from Anglican archbishops to create a separate church structure for conservatives who reject her leadership.