Robert Forsyth

:"There is also a Robert Forsyth, former U.S. Marshal."Robert Forsyth is the Anglican Bishop of South Sydney - a region of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. He has been bishop since 2000. Prior to that he was the rector of St. Barnabas, Broadway.

Bishop Forsyth is often quoted in the media in stories related to the Sydney Diocese. A defender of free speech, he was sued for defamation in 2006 in relation to a statement made at one of his parishes about a woman parishioner. The Sydney Diocese paid the woman a sum of money in settlement of the claim.

On January 19, 2008, Forsyth condemned "Corpus Christi" (which opens for February's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, a play depicting Judas seducing Jesus): "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it." The play also showed Jesus administrating a marriage between two of his male apostles. Director Leigh Rowney accepted that it would offend some Christians and said: "I wanted this play in the hands of a Christian person like myself to give it dignity but still open it up to answering questions about Christianity as a faith system." Playwright Terrence McNally, received death threats in the United States from extremist religious groups. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iV-Zj0amGhXt70sCw8uQ3JmjrwIg Afp.google.com, Row erupts in Australia over 'gay' Jesus play: report] ]

External links

* [http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/senior_clergy/bishop_forsyth/ Bishop Robert Forsyth's website]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/just-a-fiery-glitch-133/2006/05/10/1146940613354.html Just a fiery glitch] - an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, after St. Barnabas church building was destroyed by fire.
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/church-spends-50k-to-debunk-da-vinci-claims/2006/04/29/1146198388549.html Church spends $50K to debunk Da Vinci claims] - story from the Sydney Morning Herald about the Sydney Diocese's response the Da Vinci Code
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4967784.stm Church acts against Da Vinci film] - story from BBC News.

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