Clergyman who could split the church

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.

Clergyman who could split the church

At a glance there is nothing extraordinary about auburn-haired Canon Robinson, who has risen through the ranks of the clergy largely as a result of his dedication to his parishioners.

But when those parishioners decided earlier this year that they wanted him to become their bishop, a crisis emerged which now threatens to split the 77 million members of the worldwide Anglican Church.

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