Pittsburgh, Pa., May 29, 2007 / 10:10 am
Answering his detractors claims of causing division, Episcopal Bishop Robert Duncan of Pittsburgh says his efforts to realign Episcopalian doctrines with those of traditional Christianity serve as a common ground and a bridge to ecumenical dialogue.
Bishop Duncan is one of 110 diocesan bishops and numerous laity within the Anglican Communion who were upset by the ordination of openly gay bishop, Eugene Robinson, in New Hampshire.
He has emerged as the leader of a movement, which includes about 900 of the 7,000 congregations within the Episcopal Church in the United States, to realign Episcopalian doctrines with those of traditional Christianity.
The movement is called the Anglican Communion Network. It “seeks to hold to the truth that the church has received and has always taught, as opposed to the innovations that are being held up now,” he told Our Sunday Visitor in an interview.