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Source: Religious Intelligence , Telegraph (London) , Times (London)   A conservative American bishop who is an official of the conservative, schismatic American Anglican Council (AAC) has alleged that the Archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, hopes to appoint the first out gay bishop in the UK. Citing...

Source: Daily Mail , Metro Weekly , Times (London) , National Catholic Register Cardinal John Henry Newman Despite protests that it would be guilty of homophobic grave robbing, the Vatican is moving ahead with plans to dig up the remains of Cardinal John Henry Newman, a revered Catholic priest, thinker...

Source: Times (London) , PinkNews , Stonewall press release Religious leaders in England are out of touch with what people in their congregations think about their fellow church members who are gay and lesbian. A report commissioned by UK LGBT advocacy group Stonewall concludes that faith leaders are...

Source: Guardian , Reuters , Times (London) A gay priest who angered conservative Christians by exchanging rings and vows with his partner in a church ceremony for his civil partnership in London last month has resigned, London's The Guardian reports. The Rev Dr David Lord, a New Zealander who tied...

Source: Guardian , Times (London) , Independent , Press Association , Daily Mail A new book by the Bishop of Winchester has rekindled the row over the Church of England’s attitude to homosexuality. The book was released just as Church of England bishops prepare to meet for their biennial synod. The bishop's...

Source: Guardian and PinkNews One of England's most senior bishops has argued that the Bible sanctions same-sex relationships, using the bonds between Jesus and John the disciple, and David and Jonathan as examples. The Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Rev James Jones, a conservative evangelical, expressed...

Source: Reuters via Boston Globe LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair has converted from Britain's established church, Anglicanism, to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on Saturday. Blair, whose wife and four children are Catholic, was received into...