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Gene Robinson's Consecration
Aired November 03, 2003 - 05:52 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: We want to talk now about Gene Robinson's consecration with two fellow people from New Hampshire, Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier, better known as the WOKQ waking crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire, on the phone with us right now.
Hello.
MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning, Carol.
DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning.
COSTELLO: Oh, we've been talking a lot about the now bishop Gene Robinson this morning. And during the ceremony yesterday, what, 4,000 people crowded into the place?
ERICSON: The Whittemore Center Arena, which is on the campus of unh, the University of New Hampshire, it's got a capacity of a little over 5,000. There were 4,000 people there outside. And I was outside the Center for a little while. Almost a surreal scene. There were 14 satellite trucks, about 100 police officers. And on the roof of the Whit, there were two snipers, two police snipers.
COSTELLO: You're kidding?
ERICSON: No, the security was unbelievably tight for what was supposed to be a religious ceremony.
COSTELLO: Well, inside they asked if there were any objections. And I guess there were two people with prepared statements. And those statements were pretty darned explicit, I hear.
ERICSON: One of the statements started to talk about explicit sexual acts, actually, and the canon in charge actually stopped the person at that point. Another person who did speak was the assistant bishop from Albany, New York. And he was speaking for about 36 bishops around the country. And he said, "This will tear the church at its deepest level."
COSTELLO: Well, already we're hearing word that, I don't know, some branches of the church may think -- are thinking about pulling out. And these are overseas.
ERICSON: Yes, we actually, within the past half hour, we're hearing that the Anglican Church in Kenya, which represents more than 50 million Anglicans, is saying they are going to split from the church over the issue of Gene Robinson. COSTELLO: What is Gene Robinson saying?
ERICSON: Gene Robinson is, he made some very short remarks and very emotional remarks yesterday.
CARRIER: Well, he was with his two daughters, as well as his partner. They were there for him, as well, yesterday. But Robinson's remarks were short and emotional. He acknowledged that the situation was causing some pain and confusion, but he urged his supporters to be hospitable and caring to others.
COSTELLO: That makes me wonder what he's going to do today. We don't know.
ERICSON: No, we don't. It's obviously still a very tense situation and the world literally is watching this man.
COSTELLO: All right, Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier from WOKQ, thanks very much for joining us on DAYBREAK this morning.
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Aired November 3, 2003 - 05:52 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: We want to talk now about Gene Robinson's consecration with two fellow people from New Hampshire, Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier, better known as the WOKQ waking crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire, on the phone with us right now.
Hello.
MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning, Carol.
DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKEUP CREW: Good morning.
COSTELLO: Oh, we've been talking a lot about the now bishop Gene Robinson this morning. And during the ceremony yesterday, what, 4,000 people crowded into the place?
ERICSON: The Whittemore Center Arena, which is on the campus of unh, the University of New Hampshire, it's got a capacity of a little over 5,000. There were 4,000 people there outside. And I was outside the Center for a little while. Almost a surreal scene. There were 14 satellite trucks, about 100 police officers. And on the roof of the Whit, there were two snipers, two police snipers.
COSTELLO: You're kidding?
ERICSON: No, the security was unbelievably tight for what was supposed to be a religious ceremony.
COSTELLO: Well, inside they asked if there were any objections. And I guess there were two people with prepared statements. And those statements were pretty darned explicit, I hear.
ERICSON: One of the statements started to talk about explicit sexual acts, actually, and the canon in charge actually stopped the person at that point. Another person who did speak was the assistant bishop from Albany, New York. And he was speaking for about 36 bishops around the country. And he said, "This will tear the church at its deepest level."
COSTELLO: Well, already we're hearing word that, I don't know, some branches of the church may think -- are thinking about pulling out. And these are overseas.
ERICSON: Yes, we actually, within the past half hour, we're hearing that the Anglican Church in Kenya, which represents more than 50 million Anglicans, is saying they are going to split from the church over the issue of Gene Robinson. COSTELLO: What is Gene Robinson saying?
ERICSON: Gene Robinson is, he made some very short remarks and very emotional remarks yesterday.
CARRIER: Well, he was with his two daughters, as well as his partner. They were there for him, as well, yesterday. But Robinson's remarks were short and emotional. He acknowledged that the situation was causing some pain and confusion, but he urged his supporters to be hospitable and caring to others.
COSTELLO: That makes me wonder what he's going to do today. We don't know.
ERICSON: No, we don't. It's obviously still a very tense situation and the world literally is watching this man.
COSTELLO: All right, Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier from WOKQ, thanks very much for joining us on DAYBREAK this morning.
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