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The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, center, blesses the casket of former President George H.W. Bush at Washington National Cathedral on Dec. 5, 2018. Curry was joined by the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of the cathedral, left, and the Rev. Russell Levenson Jr., right, rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston. Photo courtesy of Danielle E. Thomas/Washington National Cathedral