Bishop Paul Marshall is resigning
Bishop Paul Marshall of the Diocese of Bethlehem is sending this letter to the Standing Committee of the diocese today:
Bishop Paul Marshall of the Diocese of Bethlehem is sending this letter to the Standing Committee of the diocese today:
The Rt. Rev. Wendell N. Gibbs, Jr, Bishop of Michigan has issued a statement about the verdict in the Zimmerman trial and the news that the City of Detroit has declared bankruptcy.
Bishop Jeff Lee of Chicago is asking the people of his dioceseto respond to the killing of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of George Zimmerman
Lindsay S. Buchanan of the Florence Morning News reports:
The Bishops of Province IV, meeting at Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, heard stories of faith and struggle from continuing members of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina. The Bishops responded with a letter of support.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Bishop Steven Miller is not going to permit the blessing of same-sex relationships in the Diocese of Milwaukee.
The Episcopal Primate of the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil, the Most Rev. Mauricio Andrade, wrote on his Facebook page about the street demonstrations taking place throughout Brazil:
Bishop Kee Sloan of Alabama is asking parishes to sponsor Boy Scout troops who are turned away by other churches for welcoming openly gay scouts..
[The Archbishop of Canterbury], normally characterized by shrewdness and sensitivity, … delivered an inept speech that began by saying how sad it was that the church had not supported equality for gay people in the past, and then went on to give some bizarre reasons as to why it would continue not supporting equality for them in the future.
The next time someone tells you that the church is beset by factions that will tear it asunder, tell them this story from the Post