Kenya's Anglican Church said today it might cut ties with US Episcopalians after theirAnglican affiliate church appointed an openly homosexual bishop.
Canon Gene Robinson was elected on August 5 by the USEpiscopal Church as bishop of New Hampshire, in a move that isthreatening to split the Anglican Church and its 70 millionfollowers worldwide.
"We are thinking of that (cutting ties)," Benjamin Nzimbi,Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya, told Reuters.
"Those who are not abiding by the regulations, the traditionand the natural way of doing things are kicking themselves outof the communion."
While many churches in developing nations have condemned themove as a betrayal of Christian teaching few have spoken ofcutting links with the US Episcopal Church, an affiliate ofthe Anglican communion.
Anglican Churches are independent in each country but theyliaise closely on spiritual matters."Homosexuality is not accepted. This practice is against theword of God," added Nzimbi, who leads Kenya's four millionAnglicans. "Any province which is going ahead to allowleadership in the church to somebody who is gay or lesbian, wefeel that we should not accept them."He said a final decision would by made by a synod, orgathering, of Kenya's Anglican leaders.Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, leader of theworld's Anglicans, said on Friday he would invite senior clergyto London to attend a meeting on the issue in mid-October.