Tag: Bishops

Nowhere in any of the Rio Grande material were the candidates to respond directly to the question of homosexuality in the church, though Vono’s answers often do reflect a sense of how the issue has shaped the conflicts currently held by the wider Communion. And as anyone with an Internet connection can find out, his sympathies on any number of questions have already been made plain.

The Rt. Rev. Scott A. Benhase, Bishop of Georgia wrote to his diocese concerning his decision to consent to the election of the The Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool as Bishop Suffragan of Los Angeles. Here is what he said:

“[T]o rubber-stamp the former bishop … as a conservative in a theologically-divided church would fail to capture the gifts he brought to Christianity.”

“Ian, please tell the children of God that each one of them is precious. Each one of them is held in this public embrace, each one of them is a member of God’s family”

The Very Rev.

We are not born with the ability to insist on resurrection everywhere we turn. It takes the discipline and repetition that forms an athlete – in this case, a spiritually fit Christian.

Fresh from the House of Bishops meeting, Bishop Robinson spent part of last week in Big D preaching at the UCC’s cathedral and speaking out about Mary Glasspool.