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Anglican Mainstream] 13 July 2007--An ordinand in the Diocese of Chelmsford withdrew from his ordination ceremony at the eleventh hour after a theological dispute with his Bishop over homosexuality could not be resolved.
Richard Wood was due to be ordained deacon at Chelmsford Cathedral at Petertide, but stood down after he said his conscience would not allow him to share Communion with the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev John Gladwin, because of his patronage of the gay campaign group Changing Attitude.
Bishop Gladwin said he was unable to ordain Mr Wood unless he adhered to the 1662 Ordinal that requires an ordinand to ‘tarry the bishop’ or take Communion with him after his ordination.
Mr Wood had attended his pre-ordination retreat in an attempt to find a solution to the disagreement, which ultimately could not be found, leading to him to pull out the day before the day before the service.
The Rev Mike Reith, vicar of St Peter and St Paul in Dagenham where Mr Wood was due to be curate, said he was disappointed with Bishop Gladwin’s intransigence.
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