Gay Rites

A Pilgrim’s Way: The Personal Story of the Episcopal Bishop Charged with Heresy for Ordaining a Gay Man Who Was in a Committed Relationship, by Walter C. Righter (Knopf 192 pp., $22)

Thereafter he became a champion of gay rights, aligning himself with the liberal wing as the church moved inexorably toward the question of gay ordination. The problem was that there were no unequivocal rules to go by. The canon on ordination contained a “con-

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Florence King

Florence King was a contributing editor of National Review.

A Pilgrim’s Way: The Personal Story of the Episcopal Bishop Charged with Heresy for Ordaining a Gay Man Who Was in a Committed Relationship, by Walter C. Righter (Knopf 192 pp., $22)

Thereafter he became a champion of gay rights, aligning himself with the liberal wing as the church moved inexorably toward the question of gay ordination. The problem was that there were no unequivocal rules to go by. The canon on ordination contained a “con-