Anglicans in Scotland: No bar to gay priests: First statement on issue from Scottish bishops
Leaders of the Scottish Episcopal Church have added fuel to a controversy dividing the worldwide Anglican Communion by declaring that in their church practicing homosexuals are not barred from becoming priests.
They also criticized the leaders of the 78-million-member communion for seeking to isolate Anglican churches in North America following the consecration of an openly gay bishop in the U.S. and the introduction of a blessing for same-sex couples in a part of Canada.