by Rex Wockner
This column recently reported that the Rev. Eva Brunne of the Stockholm diocese of the Church of Sweden is "believed to be the first openly lesbian bishop in the world." That is true, in the case of mainstream denominations, but there also are lesbian bishops in the GLBT-oriented Metropolitan Community Churches. Thanks to the Rev. Ray Neal of MCC Seattle for pointing this out.
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