BISHOP GRISWOLD: I find it difficult to answer hypothetical questions. I can only say that given our experience and given the desires of the people and clergy of the diocese of New Hampshire, I feel that they have acted honourably, that the Episcopal Church has acted honourably and I do hope in the fullness of time that the Anglican communion will hold together in spite of differences.

The Dean of EDS tells us that the actions of General Convention will open the doors of the Episcopal Church to thousands of new people because it declares that we are an open and inclusive church.

One conservative leader has stated that ECUSA could lose 50 percent of its membership over the next few years.

One of the Church of England's leading academics has announced that he
is converting to Catholicism.

Canon Edward Norman, chancellor of York Minster, has become
disillusioned with the Anglican Church and its lack of authority.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Dr Norman said: "There is a
big hole at the centre of Anglicanism its authority. I don't think it's
a Church; it's more of a religious society."

"It is very irritating to me that Britney Spears, when she traipsed off to be married in Las Vegas, instantly had what my partner and I of 15 years do not have," he told The Associated Press.

Robinson takes over in a Sunday ceremony from retiring Bishop Douglas Theuner at a time when the debate over gay rights, including marriage, is making headlines nationwide.