Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, left, newly ordained bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real and Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, right, in 2007 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Saratoga, Calif.
For his successor, Bishop Justin Welby, it's the first chance to exert his authority in support of the compromise, which he emphatically endorsed on Nov. 11 after being chosen to lead the church.
"I want the church to be a place where we can disagree in love, respecting each other deeply as those who belong to Christ," Welby said.
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