The Rev Karen Oliveto was one of three gay clerics nominated
Evangelicals within church say election could lead ‘to the brink of schism’The western district of the United Methodist church (UMC) elected an openly gay bishop on Friday,despite its ban on same-sex relationships. The Rev Karen Oliveto was elected late in the evening at a assembly in Scottsdale, Arizona, or of the church’s western jurisdiction. Related: Prayer and pain: why gay conversion therapy is still legal despite dangers Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com