Decoding letters from the former bishop of Pittsburgh
Lionel Deimel of the Episcopal Diocese of PIttsburgh has analyzed the latest letter from the former bishop of Pittsburgh, Robert Duncan.
Lionel Deimel of the Episcopal Diocese of PIttsburgh has analyzed the latest letter from the former bishop of Pittsburgh, Robert Duncan.
Bishop Barbara C. Harris, who recently celebrated the 20th anniversay of her consecration as the first female bishop in the Anglican Communion rates a passing
The sin of racism distorts our biblical understanding of creation, wherein all human beings are made in the image of God. In our Christian tradition, racism blasphemes the ministry of Christ, who died for all people, not just a few.
An Episcopal Church panel announced on Wednesday that it had upheld its decision to defrock a bishop from Pennsylvania for covering up his brother’s sexual assaults of a teenage girl in the 1970s.
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori has recommended the Rt. Rev. Edwin F. “Ted” Gulick Jr., bishop of Kentucky, to be the provisional bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. If elected by the special meeting of the convention of the diocese, Bp. Gulick will be installed during the meeting. Bishop Gulick will serve part time as he continues to serve as bishop of Diocese of Kentucky.
There seems to be some confusion about the status of Bishop Henry Scriven’s status according to Thinking Anglicans.
While we affirm the right of any person in our democratic society to oppose the establishment of this registry, we are dismayed that clergy and others would use the Bible as their weapon of assault. We are especially concerned that they would lift verses out of context much the same way that some Christians in a previous era selected verses to bolster their views in support of slavery, segregation, and the oppression of women.
From the Diocese of Virginia: The Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee announced today that on October 1, 2009, he will step down as bishop of the Diocese of Virginia, leaving the Diocese in the capable hands of his successor the Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted written statements from retired Bishop William Wantland and Henry Scriven that they have renounced their ministries in the
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