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ANGLICAN BISHOP TO END GAY CLERGY RELATIONSHIPS
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LONDON, Nov 4, 02 (CWNews.com/LifeSiteNews.com) - The Anglican Bishop of
London, Richard Chartres, has warned his gay clergy to end homosexual relationships or face disciplinary action, reports The Sunday Times.
Bishop Chartres leads a diocese in which the proportion of gay priests is estimated at 30 to 40 percent, the highest in the Church of England. Many live with their companions,
often describing them as "lodgers."
The bishop outlined his tough new policy at two recent meetings with conservative evangelical clergy in London. He told them he would act to "uphold the discipline of the
church" and revealed that he had already removed a gay priest from his post.
Richard Kirker, general secretary of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, told The Sunday Times: "Perhaps the bishop should start with his own senior staff and colleagues since there are gay archdeacons in the diocese of London, not all of whom are known to be celibate."
But Bishop Chartres told the newspaper, "We are upholding the positive teaching of the church. The two (possibilities) that are available to the clergy are lifelong heterosexual marriage and the single state. I am upholding the official teaching of the church but will not start witch hunts."
He added, "I do it pastorally in a way that does not contribute to a sense of inquisition."
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