Snub Planned for Anglican Leader

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KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- The first woman leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church will be snubbed by conservatives at the next global Anglican Communion gathering to protest her support for gay clergy, a bloc of tradition-minded clergymen said Friday.

The statement deepens the ideological rifts threatening to break apart the 77 million-member communion and seeks to further pressure its American wing, which in June elected Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori as its national leader.

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Snub Planned for Anglican Leader

The liberal direction of the church and Jefferts Schori's support of gay ordination has angered many...

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