Scottish Episcopal Church elects pro-gay marriage bishop as its new leader
by Harry Farley, Christian Today:
Bishop Mark Strange, who backs gay marriage and was once in love with a man himself, is the new Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church after being elected by the church’s bishops.
The 56-year-old father of three is the youngest member of the SEC’s College of Bishops and has been Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness since 2007.
Bishop Strange takes over as the Anglican figurehead in Scotland from David Chillingworth shortly after the Scottish Episcopal Church became the first major UK church to permit gay marriage.
Bishop Strange voted for the change in teaching which removed the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman and was passed earlier this month by the ruling general synod.
It means that gay couples can now marry in Scottish Anglican churches if they wish.
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