African Churches to Refuse Some Donations; Archbishops Also Pose a 3- Month Deadline for the Episcopal Church in the U.S. To Repent for Ordaining a Homosexual Bishop

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › April 16, 2004

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Anglican archbishops from Africa resolved Thursday to reject donations from any diocese that recognizes gay clergy and recommended giving the Episcopal Church in the United States three months to repent for ordaining an openly gay bishop.

The archbishops also said they will refuse cooperation with any missionary who supports ordaining gay priests. They said the Episcopalians - the American branch of Anglicanism - should be disciplined for the election last year of V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire. Robinson has lived openly with his male partner for years.

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African Churches to Refuse Some Donations; Archbishops Also Pose a 3- Month Deadline for the Episcopal Church in the U.S. To Repent for Ordaining a Homosexual Bishop

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