On the day in 2003 that Gene Robinson was to be consecrated as the first openly gay bishop in any historic Christian denomination in the world, he wore a bulletproof vest underneath his regal vestments.
Robinson — who will be speak and be honored at Atlanta’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Pride Sunday — was instructed on what to do if a bomb went off or shots were fired. If he was still alive, he was to be ushered out of the sanctuary by a small group who would proceed with his consecration.
No bomb went off. No shots were fired. But the storm wasn’t over.
Robinson — who will be speak and be honored at Atlanta’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Pride Sunday — was instructed on what to do if a bomb went off or shots were fired. If he was still alive, he was to be ushered out of the sanctuary by a small group who would proceed with his consecration.
No bomb went off. No shots were fired. But the storm wasn’t over.
