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Winterrowd regrets voting for gay bishop

By The Denver Post

 

 

Colorado Episcopal Bishop Jerry Winterrowd expressed regret Thursday about supporting the election of the nation’s first openly gay bishop, aying the church was not ready Winterrowd, who is retiring Dec. 31, said he went into August General Convention of the Episcopal Church USA intending to vote against the election of Gene Robinson as New Hampshire bishop.

 

 

His rationale Robinson’s election would fly in the face of the church’s desire to delay setting policy on blessing same-sex unions.

 

But Winterrowd said he became convinced that each diocese had the right to elect its own bishop. Subsequently, I would say that I am on very thin ice there, Winterrowd said Thursday.

 

 

Winterrowd said he supports same-sex blessings, but some people perceive Robinson’s election as tacit approval of such blessings.

 

 

That, Winterrowd said, is not the right forum for weighing same-sex blessings.

 

 

We have ordained a gay man as bishop, Winterrowd said. Personally, I favor that. But this diocese, and the whole American church, was not ready for that, and a lot of damage has been done.

 

 

Asked if he would vote for Robinson again, Winterrowd said he was not sure.

 

 

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