Episcopalians nominate gay clergy for bishop in LA

Episcopalians nominate gay clergy for bishop in LA

By MICHELLE RINDELS, Associated Press Writer

Sunday, August 2, 2009

(08-02) 18:34 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) --

Two Episcopal priests in same-gender relationships are among the nominees for assistant bishop of Los Angeles, officials said Sunday.

The Rev. John L. Kirkley of San Francisco and the Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool of Maryland will be among six candidates on the ballot when lay people and clergy vote in December, despite a long-standing request from world Anglican leaders for a moratorium on consecrating openly gay bishops.

Los Angeles Bishop Jon Bruno said in a statement Sunday that he was "pleased by the wide diversity" of the nominees. Separately, the Diocese of Minnesota on Saturday announced that a lesbian was among its three candidates for bishop. That election is set for October 31.

The Episcopal Church is the Anglican body in the United States.

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Two are women, and one of the women is a partnered lesbian.