[BillyBoy]

Would that be the gay bishop who turned out have an alcoholism "disease" and went into rehab mere months after he was promoted to bishop? (gotta wonder about what kind of background check the episcopilians do on priests being considered for promotion) The one who single handily caused the 500 year old Anglican church to shatter and erupt in civil war by flauting his sex life in public and not giving a damn how it effected his parish? THAT gay bishop?

Sounds like an ideal match for Obama. I hope he flaunts his endorsement as much as he does his life "as a gay man". Should do wonders for Obama in a general election.

[sionnsar]

The one who single handily [handedly?] caused the 500 year old Anglican church to shatter and erupt in civil war by flauting his sex life in public and not giving a damn how it effected his parish? THAT gay bishop?

You accord V. Gene Robinson way too much influence. The stresses and tears in the fabric preceded his "elevation" to bishop by decades, and even the latter event was not a unilateral effort; his electorate did not include the many who've left PECUSA/ECUSA/TEC/whatever-they-are-today in the 60s and 70s and since.

Those still in that church who were shocked by this were not paying attention -- whether deliberately ("we're safe here") or shielded from events is another matter.

[xJones]

THAT gay bishop?

Yes, that would be Vicky Imogene "Gene" Robinson. (His parents had been counting on having a girl, the baby wasn't expected to survive, and so the parents gave that name to the doctor for the birth and death certificates.)