WASHINGTON, DC (05/11/06)--A national organization of Episcopal laypersons has appealed to 37 bishops, who opposed entry of an openly partnered homosexual into their ranks, to file for church-law indictments against the gay priest and 42 bishops who consecrated him. The target defendant group includes the presiding bishop, who was chief consecrator, and key liberal leaders in the U.S. province of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Responses to letters to the traditional bishops were requested by May 22. Ten or more bishops are required to initiate such "presentment" proceedings in the province of about 2.2 million members. (Geographic lists of proposed defendant...