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Presiding Bishop Laments actions of San Joaquin diocese
VirtueOnline-News ^ | 12/04/2006 | ENS

Posted on 12/04/2006 4:35:30 PM PST by sionnsar

[ENS] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has offered the following response to actions of Bishop John-David Schofield and the Convention of the Fresno-based Diocese of San Joaquin. An ENS story reporting on the convention meeting, held December 1-2 with delegates participating from the diocese's 48 congregations, will be posted later today.

I lament the actions of the Bishop and Convention of the Diocese of San Joaquin to repudiate their membership in the Episcopal Church. While it is clear that this process is not yet complete, the fact that the Bishop and Convention have voted to remove the accession clause required by the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church would seem to imply that there is no intent to terminate this process before it reaches its full conclusion. Our task as the Episcopal Church is God's mission of reconciling the world, and actions such as this distract and detract from that mission.

I deeply lament the pain, confusion, and suffering visited on loyal members of the Episcopal Church within the Diocese of San Joaquin, and want them to know of my prayers and the prayers of many, many others.

I continue to consult with others involved in responding to this extracanonical action.

The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church


TOPICS: Mainline Protestant
KEYWORDS: anglican; episcopal

1 posted on 12/04/2006 4:35:32 PM PST by sionnsar
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2 posted on 12/04/2006 4:36:42 PM PST by sionnsar (?trad-anglican.faithweb.com?|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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I continue to consult with others involved in responding to this extracanonical action.

Lawyers...?

3 posted on 12/04/2006 4:37:35 PM PST by sionnsar (?trad-anglican.faithweb.com?|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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And one federal judge, if what was posted here last week is correct.


4 posted on 12/04/2006 4:45:42 PM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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I continue to consult with others involved in responding to this extracanonical action.

Sounds like a threat. Libs never let the fact that they are the minority opinion stop them from trying to ram their opinion down everyone's throats.
5 posted on 12/04/2006 4:55:43 PM PST by Zetman (I believe the children are the next generation.)
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"I deeply lament the pain, confusion, and suffering visited on loyal members of the Episcopal Church within the Diocese of San Joaquin, and want them to know of my prayers and the prayers of many, many others."

And nary a word about those who are offended and in the pain, confusion and suffering visited upon them by the Episcopal Church. Some reconciling, eh.


6 posted on 12/04/2006 4:57:23 PM PST by freema (Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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And one federal judge, if what was posted here last week is correct.

Libs love the concept of "the seperation of church and state", but only when it works in their favor. Otherwise, they have no problem "blending" the two.
7 posted on 12/04/2006 4:57:47 PM PST by Zetman (I believe the children are the next generation.)
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Civil courts should have no civil jurisdiction over churches.


8 posted on 12/04/2006 7:27:50 PM PST by Joseph DeMaistre (There's no such thing as relativism, only dogmatism of a different color)
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Our task as the Episcopal Church is God's mission of reconciling the world [i.e, throught the UN Millennium Goals], and actions such as this [i.e.,working to restore the apostolic Christian faith amomg American Anglicans] distract and detract from that mission.


9 posted on 12/04/2006 8:04:32 PM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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