Surely you mean, Ms Gledhill, that a priest in a partnered gay relationship is a candidate for Bishop of Chicago, not "a lesbian bishop."
Moreover, it is peculiar that some TEC dioceses ordain partnered gay people to the priesthood and others do not. Those who do will continue, as will those who do not. Therefore, it would be more accurate to say that "some bishops will continue to ordain" them, not all.
Overall, though, I believe you have accurately reported the story, and especially stated the basic fact that all of us in the end wish to continue to support Archbishop Rowan's agenda of keeping us alll at the same table for as long as possible.

Bp Pierre Whalon, Paris, France

The American Bishops may have made the sad decision not to ordain any more gay bishops, but presumably that does not stop individual dioceses electing them? And even in the UK, there is nothing to stop the Prime Minister nominating gay people (or even women!) to bishoprics. We need to hear less about what bishops - particularly African ones - think, and more about what lay people can do to remove the last vestiges of barbarism from Anglican Christianity. Of course, in the C of E, laypeople have no real power over appointments, which is why we have had to look to the Americans to give a lead.

Richard Haggis, Oxford, UK

Excuse my ignorance, but as a lay person, if it is wrong to consecrate a gay bishop, then surely it must be wrong to ordain openly gay priests. Anything that splits the Church must surely be wrong. Being part of :The One Holy Catholic and Apostlic Church there has to be a concensus of our community to change anything. It is not a "pick and mix" society.

Kathy Davies, Dallas, Texas

As I read it in the bishop’s statement ... they have pledged not authorize "public" or official rites for same sex blessing. They did not say they will not allow same sex blessings. If each blessing is unique or different in some way ... if no one "official" rite is adopted for use ... then they are not at odds with what they have written.

Of course, it is necessary to understand the Episcopal Church’s use of the word “rite” to comprehend what this means.

Unfortunately, the fundamentalists in the Episcopal Church (and the Anglican Communion) have taken the position … “Ours is the right way … the only way. You MUST believe as we believe … there is no possible other understanding of God’s word. We know precisely what God intends. All the others are wrong … end of discussion.”

Of course, when one side sees its way as the only way … believes its opinion to be fact ... it is near impossible for anyone from that camp to have respect for any other opinion.

Scott Sullivan, Berkeley, CA

Homosexuality is considered one of the worst sins in Bible. It is beyond my understanding how church tolerates such a nonsense as gay/lesbian priests, while prohibitng priests to have natural heterosexual relationships. In this case Orthodoxal church looks much wiser allowing its priests to get married and have normal families.
I have nothing against gays/lesbians but homosexual priests is an outrageous absurd.

Julia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Wow did this writer miss the story! The "pledges" the Bishops made represent almost NO change from their positions in the past. For example, they continue the practice of allowing same sex blessings in individual dioceses while continuing to not have an official liturgy.

J Needham, Tallahassee, US/ Florida

They did not refuse to consecrate any more openly gay bishops. They refused to consecrate any non-celibate gay bishops.

So they could still consecrate a single openly gay or lesbian person - presumably that is not a manner of life offensive to the communion.

Chris Tyack, Brisbane, Queensland

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been off to America to persuade his colleagues there to be more, not less, bigoted in order to save the integity of the Anglican Communion. The idea that the organisation of the Church is more important than the principles behind it is not a surprise..it is a system built to sustain itself before anything else. But if you observe this bigotry and self serving behavior of the Church and still think it has anything to offer 21st Century society then I fear you are wrong.

David Cutts, London, UK

Your view of the facts is different from other news reports.

Robert Willisson, HUNTSVILLE, Al

'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone,' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'

And the same is true of any statement by the US Bishops. While stating that they will not "authorise" same-sex blessings, they are perfectly willing to tolerate such events taking place, and some of them do so themselves.

There is no "achievement" here, simply a reiteration of the same empty words they have used many times before.

Vincent Coles, Scotland,