''At first, of course, I did not know what was going to happen and, with death threats having come in, that enters your mind.... I must say I was really overcome and got quite tearful afterwards with sadness for this young man. He clearly felt very strongly about what he believed. I thought, you know, there is this place in his heart that has been filled up with all this darkness and it could be filled with love.''

Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, speaking about a heckler who called him a "heretic" during a sermon that he was giving in the United Kingdom. The larger Anglican church is experiencing extreme strains over the idea of allowing Robinson, as a gay man, to serve as an ordained leader of the clergy. Some churches in the US and UK are said to be turning to conservative Anglican church leaders in Africa, who hold harsh opinions about homosexuality in general, for guidance. (Telegraph.co.uk)