Bishop Victoria Matthews, one of the leading Anglican Church of Canada bishops, has announced that she intends to resign from her position as Bishop of Edmonton this coming November.
She says of her plans:
Just as the Holy Spirit called me to Edmonton in 1997, so I believe God is now calling me in a different direction. For over two years this has been present in my prayers and the time has come to say ‘yes’ to the prompting of the Spirit. Most recently I have become convinced that I am meant to resign as your Bishop before knowing what comes next. While this is a bit disconcerting, I am proceeding in obedience to what I believe is God’s will.
Some will wonder if I have new health concerns, and others will ask if I am angry at the Anglican Church. The answer to both questions is no. I am well and I love our Church. I am an Anglican and hope to always minister in accordance with the grace and mercy of Christ our Saviour.
Bishop Matthews was the runner-up in the recent election for the next Primate of Canada and was deeply involved in the committee that issued a report prior to the most recent national meeting of that Church which asked the Canadian Church to wait before moving forward on officially sanctioning same-sex blessing liturgies.
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