tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post115162410687948394..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Notes on the PB-elect's NPR interviewSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151765875823445622006-07-01T07:57:00.000-07:002006-07-01T07:57:00.000-07:00... quote from concerned youth:"If resolution B033...... quote from concerned youth:<BR/>"If resolution B033 accomplishes nothing else, it will get Bishop Jefferts Schori a seat at Lambeth."<BR/><BR/>That may have been PE elect's desire out of B033; however, this resolution may not buy her a ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151758241187726192006-07-01T05:50:00.000-07:002006-07-01T05:50:00.000-07:00For me I an very excited about the election of Bis...For me I an very excited about the election of Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori as our 26th Presiding Bishop Elect. Primarily that is due to her dedication to the mission priorities particularly to justice and peace seen through the lens of the MDGs. On resolution B033, I am greatly torn. Firstly, I am hurt and saddened by the passage of B033. I hope to go on to Seminary after college, and asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151724601994505992006-06-30T20:30:00.000-07:002006-06-30T20:30:00.000-07:00Perhaps Bp. Schori's most revealing comment among ...Perhaps Bp. Schori's most revealing comment among those helpfully collected here is the one about the priest not being certain that a couple is "capable" of a sacramental marriage. There is in fact very little question whether such a capability is present. If there is a man and a woman in possession of the regular reproductive equipment, the sacrament is "certain." Bp. Schori seems to Father Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847913093723860020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151715049171540972006-06-30T17:50:00.000-07:002006-06-30T17:50:00.000-07:00Springfield has asked for apo. It's not much, jus...Springfield has asked for apo. It's not much, just 6 dioceses out of 110, but it is suggestive of the unraveling of TEC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151712185120420692006-06-30T17:03:00.000-07:002006-06-30T17:03:00.000-07:00Hurry, Jeff! Write a comment in support of GLBTs ...Hurry, Jeff! Write a comment in support of GLBTs or Susan---fast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151703092574580372006-06-30T14:31:00.000-07:002006-06-30T14:31:00.000-07:00"convention makes policy, it doesn’t rule on matte..."convention makes policy, it doesn’t rule on matter of doctrine"<BR/><BR/>If that is the case, then why is convention ahead of doctrine as the official doctrine of the Church is and always has been that homosexual sex (not the orientation, but the sexual act itself) is sinful. I don't remember a conference of Bishops or Bishops and Presbyters speaking to this and changing the teaching of the plsdeaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039800243898137584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151700243222260122006-06-30T13:44:00.000-07:002006-06-30T13:44:00.000-07:00On Church and Politics--First, let me state clearl...On Church and Politics--First, let me state clearly that I don't for a second believe that the church should not speak on matters of politics. It is part of our witness.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I am starting to wonder whether using General Conventions as the mechanism for giving our particular church a voice is appropriate. If we wish to be truthful when we say we in the Episcopal Church Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151695703039897512006-06-30T12:28:00.000-07:002006-06-30T12:28:00.000-07:00After the Revolution, parishes gathered to form th...After the Revolution, parishes gathered to form the diocese, which in turn called the first Convention. Recent conventions might have approved of splits, but they do not create the diocese. TEC does not own us like slaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151691713522659272006-06-30T11:21:00.000-07:002006-06-30T11:21:00.000-07:00I hope this isn't too nuanced for some folks here:...I hope this isn't too nuanced for some folks here: no conservative diocese has yet asked to leave ecusa. 5 conservative dioceses have recognized that ecusa at GC failed to pass a resolution that was Windsor-compliant and has thus shown its willingness to walk apart from the AC. Therefore, 5 dioceses have asked for alternative primatial oversight as part of their resolve to stay as full Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-1151625705674689522006-06-29T17:01:00.000-07:002006-06-29T17:01:00.000-07:00Presiding Bishop Elect Katharine Jefferts Schori w...Presiding Bishop Elect Katharine Jefferts Schori was on the Diane Rehm Show on NPR today. I'm going to post some highlights from throughout the interview later this evening, but since I've seen a lot of comments in recent days that interpreted her support of Resolution B033 as a betrayal of GLBT Episcopalians, I thought I'd post the part addressing that first (at my <A HREF="http://Renee in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741974339127525003noreply@blogger.com