The Election Ofâ Lesbian Bishop Violating Church Law, The United Methodist High Court Rules

The election ofâ Lesbian Bishop Violating Church Law, the United Methodist High Court to The Rules of the United Methodist Church's highest court has ruled that the local body is in fight with the designation's rules when they chose openly lesbian clergywoman as a bishop and she can be removed from his job. In 6–3 decision released Friday, the United Methodist Judicial Council decision that the Western Jurisdiction's election Karen Oliveto to the office of bishop as contrary to the ecclesiastical law. “It is not lawful for the college of bishops of any jurisdictional or central conference to the consecration of the self avowed practicing homosexual bishop,” read the decision, as reported by…