Would that make them S&M homosexuals?
The errant bishop was recommended for censure or whatever Epsicopalions are do to right a wrong. The bishops met again 2 years later in a much heralded conference where they were to decide the fate of the gay priest, the errant bishop and any future course of action on the ordination of gay men or women to the piresthood.
The Episcopal bishops deecided at their conference that no action should be taken since there had not been an eclesiastical legal framework of laws in place to cover the infraction. In other words, no decision was made because there was no specific rule covring this specific type of infraction. No rule stating "no gay priests.
It was easier to not do anything than to put forward any semblance of leadership and moral authority.
You would think the Episcopal church would have the backbone of the boy scouts but no...they didn't.
No news group or media have ever followed this up. There are actively gay priests in the Episcopal church and no one seems to care.
At least the Catholics aren't hypocritical about their own rules. They are outing their own priests to local law enforcecment on a case by case basis.
In our gay friendly culture, this is a major turning point in the struggle to save the children from pedophiles.
Why now, why the catholic church? If the boy scouts can manage without gay leadership then certainly the catholic church can too. Thismay be a turning point in the effort to keep active practicing homosexuals away from vulnerable children and adults as well.