"There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected"
- Gene Robinson
About this Quote
This quote by Gene Robinson is a call for the Episcopal Church to acknowledge and accept the presents of gay and lesbian priests. He is suggesting that these priests, some of whom are partnered, ought to be nominated and chosen as bishops. This is a require the church to acknowledge the value of these priests and to accept them as equals. Robinson is promoting for the church to acknowledge the presents of these priests and to allow them to serve in the highest positions of the church. He is suggesting that these priests ought to be provided the very same opportunities as their heterosexual equivalents. This quote is a call for the church to acknowledge the worth of all its members, despite their sexual orientation. It is a require the church to embrace variety and to recognize the presents of all its members.
This quote is written / told by Gene Robinson somewhere between May 29, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Clergyman from USA.
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