A bishop from New York and a former priest from South Africa, both Anglican, lesbian, and in same-sex marriages, will preside over an inclusive worship service on the eve of the international Lambeth Conference to protest the denomination’s decision to exclude gay spouses from the gathering.
The Right Rev. Mary Glasspool, assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese New York, and Mpho Tutu van Furth, daughter of anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, said they plan to host the service at an undisclosed church in Canterbury, U.K. in July, according to The Church Times. Tickets will be required, but it will also be live-streamed on the Internet.
“Like others, I initially queried the use of the phrase ‘inclusive Eucharist,’ given that all Eucharistic celebrations are, of their very essence, inclusive,” Glasspool, the first married lesbian bishop in the Anglican Communion, said this week. “However, I am aware that there are, sadly, many places in the world where this is not yet the case. I hope that, in some small way, this celebration can be a part of changing that.”
The Lambeth Conference is a once-a-decade global Anglican bishops’ summit that draws an estimated 1,000 bishops from 165 countries. This year it is set for the end of July in Canterbury. Nearly two weeks long, the conference includes prayer and discussions about issues…
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