>Brethren: surprise! Surprise! SURPRISE!!! Hopefully the Continuum will
use this window of opportunity to restart thetalks with OCA that died
some years ago. Blessings. GDVW+                                         
                                                                         
                                                     Russian Orthodox
Church Cuts Ties with US Episcopals
>
> VOA News 17 Nov 2003, 20:54 UTC
>
>
> The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the
> Episcopal Church in the United States over its
> ordination of an openly gay bishop.
>
> In a statement issued Monday in Moscow, the Russian
> Orthodox Church said the ordination of a homosexual
> bishop makes any communications with the bishop or
> those who elected him impossible. The Russian Church
> went on to describe homosexuality as a grave sin,
> adding it could not show any sign of acceptance of a
> position that it considers un-Christian and
> blasphemous.
>
> The U.S. Episcopal Church consecrated Gene Robinson as
> bishop two weeks ago. Bishop Robinson is openly gay.
>
> The Russian Orthodox Church has been taking part in
> ecumenical meetings with other Christian Churches for
> several decades
>
>
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