Bishop's consecration set to split Anglicans

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 warning following a meeting of Anglican leaders in London yesterday that the consecration of the Rev Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire will put the Anglican Communion in jeopardy has not changed the views of the state’s Episcopalians.