Calif. Episcopalians May Elect Gay Bishop On 5/06http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EPISCOPALIANS_GAYS?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
Calif. Episcopalians Consider Gay Bishop
California Episcopalians will consider electing the world's second homosexual Episcopal bishop this weekend at their convention in San Francisco. In what's been called the "Saturday showdown" by local newspapers, seven candidates are vying for a spot being vacated after 25 years by Bishop William Swing -- and three are homosexual.
The vote among laity and clergy from 86 Episcopal churches representing 27,000 parishioners in the Bay area starts just before 9 a.m. at Grace Cathedral. The diocese will post vote totals on its new Web site, Episcopalbayarea.org, which was set up just in time to handle an expected deluge of visitors from around the world.
The nominee who is elected must be ratified by the Episcopal General Convention, which meets in June in Columbus, Ohio.
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