1.
Study: More than half of pets overweight
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The Episcopal Church's new presiding bishop was headed from New York to Tanzania to meet with African primates angry over her acceptance of gay clergy.
Some of the primates, or bishops, have said they won't sit with Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori as she represents American Episcopalians at a meeting with the presiding bishops of the 37 other provinces in the global Anglican Communion, The New York Times said.
Some of the Africans split with the American church after it ordained an openly gay bishop.
Jefferts Schori told the Times the dispute has more to do with "biblical interpretation" than homosexuality.
"We have had gay bishops and gay clergy for millennia," she said. "The willingness to be open about that is more recent."
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica Monday and could be felt as far away as Panama, officials said.
|
Adele cleans up at Grammy Awards ... New Jersey funeral planned for Whitney ... 39 million watched Grammy Awards show ... 'The Artist' wins big at BAFTAs ... News from United Press International.
|
ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Finance leaders in Europe say Greece has more to do to secure an international bailout loan that would stave off default when bonds mature in late March.
|
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The soldier in charge of the optometry clinic at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri said the Army is getting rid of the so-called "birth control glasses."
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
