We have stopped charting every twist and turn in the Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester’s saga, but this development reported by Frank Lockwood seems significant:
The standing committee of the Diocese of Los Angeles has decided to withhold consent to the election of the bishop-elect of Northern Michigan. In addition, Bishop J. Jon Bruno has decided to withhold consent, according to Canon Robert Williams.
Here is the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s updated tally:
Standing Committees GIVING CONSENT: 25
Standing Committees WITHHOLDING CONSENT: 51
UNKNOWN OR PENDING: 34
TOTAL: 110
A breakdown of the voitng is here.
Thirty-one of the remaining 34 Standing Committees will have to support the Rev. Thew Forrester if he is to be confirmed as the Bishop of the Diocese of Northern Michigan.