Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay man elevated to that rank in any major Christian denomination, said today that the church will survive the tumult surrounding his election.

FOR 30 years Canon Gene V Robinson has tended to his flock in New Hampshire, preaching the word of God, attending their sick and needy, baptising their young and burying their dead.

Anglicans in the US plan to go ahead with the consecration of an openly gay bishop in defiance of a warning that it could “tear the fabric” of the Church and jeopardise its continued union.

THE Anglican church's first openly gay bishop said yesterday he was praying that his appointment would not lead to people leaving the church.

US Episcopal leaders delayed a vote on whether to confirm the church’s first openly gay elected bishop after allegations emerged that he inappropriately touched a man and posted a pornography link on a youth website, a church spokesman said.

US Episcopal leaders delayed a vote tonight on whether to confirm the church’s first openly gay elected bishop after allegations emerged that he inappropriately touched a man and posted a pornography link on a youth website, a church spokesman said.

FOR the first time in the United States, Episcopalians today elected an openly gay man as the next bishop in the state of New Hampshire.

For the first time in the United States, Episcopalians today elected an openly gay man as the next bishop in the state of New Hampshire.