Essex Chronicle: Pro-gay Bishop is shunned

Ed: This one is worth it just for the picture of John Gladwin and the fact that you can switch between that and the rather blurry one of Richard Wood. Click one of the arrows above the photo - the faster the funnier.

A Trainee priest could not be ordained because he refused to take communion with the pro-gay Bishop of Chelmsford.Curate Richard Wood was due to attend the ceremony with the Rt Rev John Gladwin at Chelmsford Cathedral.

Mr Wood said he had no objection to being ordained by the bishop but drew the line at taking communion as they had opposing theological views on homosexuality.

Last year Bishop Gladwin became one of four new patrons of the gay rights group Changing Attitude which supports the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual people in the Church of England. Read more