Gay Bishop-Elect Says He Struggles With Role
The Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop-elect said he agonizes over the turmoil his election is causing but believes God wants him to go forward.
“This is one of the hardest things I’ll ever do,” the Rev. V. Gene Robinson told about 40 people during religious education hour at Grace Church in Manchester.
Robinson is scheduled to be consecrated as bishop of New Hampshire in two weeks. His election and confirmation outraged some conservatives, who threatened to divide the Episcopal Church in the United States and the worldwide Anglican Communion of which it is part.
Robinson predicted the church will survive the turmoil.
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