New York's Bishop Supports Marriage Equality

A letter to the editor of the New York Times from the bishop of our neighboring diocese, the Diocese of New York, published Sunday, May 15.  As he says, "not all people of faith" follow the course taken by the diocese of Albany, in the capital of New York State.  Bishop Sisk of New York writes:

Not all people of faith oppose the granting of equal civil rights without regard to gender orientation (“Faith Groups Campaign to Block Gay Marriage,” news article, May 6).

Speaking personally, I support the proposed New York legislation. So too, I am happy to say, does the Episcopal Diocese of New York, which voted in 2008 to call on the governor and the Legislature to enact it.

(Rt. Rev.)

Mark S. Sisk
Episcopal Bishop of New York
New York, May 9, 2011