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.
Duncan has been a leading dissident voice in the Episcopal Church ever since the consecration of openly gay Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire. The Episcopal bishops voted 88-35 to remove Duncan, arguing that he has abandoned the unity of the church through his various statements and attempts to organize Episcopal dissident churches into a structure outside the control of the U.S. Episcopal Church.
Despite the actions of leaders like Duncan, the Episcopal Church continues to move toward full inclusion. Recently, Episcopal bishops in California announced their support for marriage of gay and lesbian couples.
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