Pittsburgh Anti-Gay Bishop Defrocked by Episcopal Leaders

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Once again the End Bigotry in Venango County blog provides us with an enlightened article.

A leading bishop against the inclusion of lesbian and gay people in the U.S. Episcopal Church has been defrocked. The vote on Thursday by the church’s leaders removed Bishop Robert Duncan, head of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, from ordained ministry.

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