Queer Episcopalian hopes church won't split
Dan Kelly attends an Episcopal Church in Connecticut where his partner, Doug, is the priest. Kelly says he closely followed debates at the Episcopal General Convention, including discussion about blessings for same-sex unions. (He and Doug celebrated their union in 1991.) About the confirmation of the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Kelly says he had a split reaction. He was pleased Robinson, who is gay, won the necessary votes, but surprised that a big chunk of delegates voted no. "And it just struck me that one-third of my church thinks that my relationship with Doug is sinful, and I did question whether I would continue to go to church," Kelly says. Then he remembered his fellow congregants and how they welcomed him. With the debate over Robinson's confirmation still dividing Episcopalians, Kelly says he hopes to keep Robinson's opponents within the Episcopal Church. Stamford Advocate
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