The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected a lesbian priest; some feel that her role in the church is divisive, according to an article from the Associated Press.

The 55-year-old Reverend Mary Glasspool has been with her partner since 1988 and believes that her election was “liberating for the denomination.”

“I’ve committed my life as a life of service to the people of Jesus Christ, and what hurts is the sense that anybody might have that my name or my servant-hood could be perceived as divisive,” Glasspool said.

Glasspool is the second openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church as well as the world Anglican fellowship.

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-Katelynd Jarvis