This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7504472.stm

The article has changed 13 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Protest disrupts bishop's sermon Protest disrupts bishop's sermon
(10 minutes later)
Openly gay US bishop Gene Robinson was forced to halt a sermon at a west London church after being heckled from the congregation.Openly gay US bishop Gene Robinson was forced to halt a sermon at a west London church after being heckled from the congregation.
As Mr Robinson began his sermon a member of the congregation repeatedly called him a "heretic". As Bishop Robinson began his sermon a member of the congregation repeatedly called him a "heretic".
He began his sermon by saying how sad it was that the Anglican Communion was tearing itself apart.He began his sermon by saying how sad it was that the Anglican Communion was tearing itself apart.
But he was stopped when a man in the congregation shouted that the schism was the bishop's fault.But he was stopped when a man in the congregation shouted that the schism was the bishop's fault.
Mr Robinson began his sermon by saying: "How sad and discouraging that the Anglican Communion could be tearing itself apart"
But he was interrupted by the repeated shouts of a man from the audience, and in seconds was forced to stop.
The man's protest was followed by slow hand-clapping by members of the congregation, and Bishop Robinson halted his sermon while a hymn was sung and the protester was escorted from the church in Putney.The man's protest was followed by slow hand-clapping by members of the congregation, and Bishop Robinson halted his sermon while a hymn was sung and the protester was escorted from the church in Putney.
He resumed speaking shortly afterwards, asking church members to "pray for that man".He resumed speaking shortly afterwards, asking church members to "pray for that man".
Bishop Robinson went on to say: "This discussion of homosexuality we are having in the Church is not so significant because of what it says about homosexuality, but of what it says about God.
"When someone stands up and says homosexuality is an abomination, does that make you want to get to know God?"