The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Sir Ian McKellen is coming to the aid of Bishop Robinson. It'll be a hoot and a Lambeth to be remembered for many years. Although banned from the conference by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Robinson is going over anyway. Last I heard, the Archbishop has no control over ones freedom to travel.
Gordon
Sir Ian McKellen becomes bishop for a day
By
Richard Eden
Last Updated: 2:43am BST 07/04/2008
Bishop for a day Never one to shy away from controversy, Sir Ian McKellen is secretly plotting to launch a campaign to shame the Anglican Church over its refusal to give equal rights to homosexual clergy. In an act of solidarity with the Rt Rev Gene Robinson, the Church's first openly homosexual bishop, the celebrated actor intends to read out a sermon written by the prelate, who has been barred from the landmark Lambeth Conference this summer that is seeking to prevent a schism over the issue.Standing alongside the bishop, who will remain silent throughout, the star of The Lord of the Rings will deliver a broadside against the Church's attitude to homosexuals with the kind of passion and force normally reserved for his performances on the stage. |
Rev Gene Robinson, the Church's first openly homosexual bishop, the celebrated actor intends to read out a sermon written by the prelate, who has been barred from the landmark Lambeth Conference this summer that is seeking to prevent a schism over the issue. Standing alongside the bishop, who will remain silent throughout, the star of The Lord of the Rings will deliver a broadside against the Church's attitude to homosexuals with the kind of passion and force normally reserved for his performances on the stage."
