Episcopal Church elects female leader - USA Today

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori became the first woman to lead any church in the global Anglican Communion when she was elected Sunday to be the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.

The choice of Jefferts Schori may worsen — and could even splinter — the already difficult relations between the American denomination and its fellow Anglicans. Episcopalians have been sparing with many in the other 37 Anglican provinces over homosexuality, but a female leader adds a new layer of complexity to the already troubled relationship.

Only two other Anglican provinces — New Zealand and Canada — have female bishops, although a handful of other provinces allow women to serve in the post. Still, there are many Anglican leaders who believe women should not even be priests.

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  1. The ECUSA is going to wind up even more fractured than before. It is becomming obvious that they don’t care what even their own people think in their rush to push their liberal agenda. I don’t see them ever honoring the Windsor Report in any way now.

    The ECUSA has signed it’s own death warrent. This next split will end it forever. It will truly become a church of secular humanism, not a church based on scripture and biblical truth.

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