For the Ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, this has been an extraordinary year. It is the year in which Gene Robinson was consecrated as the first openly gay Bishop in the history of the Christian Church. His move toward his investiture was rocked with as much adversity as adulation. Some church leaders spoke glowingly of his election calling it a "tool to strengthen the life of the church" . But others spoke of it in more apocalyptic terms, saying the church was going against the Bible itself and opening a great rift in its community of believers. In fact, Robinson's position has caused unrest in parishes from as near as New Hampshire and as far away as Africa.
But so far, the church remains united. Bishop Gene Robinson joins us to talk about his year in the spotlight, homosexuality, and holiness -
