Ugandan Anglicans cut ties with Episcopals

UGANDA — The Anglican Church in Uganda, the world’s third largest Anglican church, has formally cut ties with the U.S.-based Episcopal Church over the consecration of an openly gay bishop.

Bishops of the 8 million-member church said Nov. 20 that “any same-sex relationship is a disorder of God’s creation” after the U.S. church consecrated Bishop V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire Nov. 2, according to the Associated Press.

“Dioceses of the church of Uganda are not going to continue asking for scholarships from the Episcopal Church,” said Jackson Turyagyenda, a spokesman for the church.

The Episcopal Church is the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion, which claims 77 million members, including the 26 million members of its mother church, the Church of England.