The are planning to allow men who are and in a to become bishops according to an announcement made by the House of Bishops. This expands a previous decision made in 2005 allowing gay clergy with civil partners. Whether gay clergyman would be allowed to become bishops became in issue in 2003 with the appointment of Rev as Bishop of Reading. Jeffrey John was forced to step down from his position and now serves as Dean of St Albans cathedral . In 2010, he was also a candidate to become Bishop of Southwark but was rejected, allegedly because of his sexual orientation.
The is planning to allow men who are and in a to become bishops according to an announcement made by the House of Bishops. This expands a previous decision made in 2005 allowing gay clergy with civil partners. Whether gay clergyman would be allowed to become bishops became an issue in 2003 with the appointment of Rev as Bishop of Reading. Jeffrey John was forced to step down from his position and now serves as Dean of St Albans Cathedral . In 2010, he was also a candidate to become Bishop of Southwark but was rejected, allegedly because of his sexual orientation.
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