tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post4201633579335404140..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: On the bishop suffragan election in the Diocese of Los AngelesSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-13900936556225729762009-05-31T13:54:40.338-07:002009-05-31T13:54:40.338-07:00What Rev. Elizabeth said.
When I was a postulant,...What Rev. Elizabeth said.<br /><br />When I was a postulant, a member of the diocian discernment committee asked me what I would do if I were elected bishop. I responded without hesitation "Demand a recount!"<br /><br /><br />And the Spirit blows where it will. So, at this time, we await the discerning wind.<br /><br />FWIW<br />jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-32187946695890948422009-05-31T03:08:26.785-07:002009-05-31T03:08:26.785-07:00I think as a "catholic" bishop you could have been...I think as a "catholic" bishop you could have been a great thorn in the backsides of the "Catholic" bishops who have yet to have a grasp of coexsisting in a pluaralistic society.seamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838630277651776407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-70723614884904838362009-05-30T22:43:13.106-07:002009-05-30T22:43:13.106-07:00I am disappointed. Mother Susan's gifts are exactl...I am disappointed. Mother Susan's gifts are exactly what the leadership of the Church needs right now. Jesus was always on the side of the oppressed, just like she was, is, and will be forever.Rev. David Justin Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250968772752560668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-49860825084535161272009-05-30T18:15:22.150-07:002009-05-30T18:15:22.150-07:00Well, darlings, she said she did not feel called -...Well, darlings, she said she did not feel called - at this time. And, who could blame her for that. It's not the best of times for an honestly open and self-affirming LGBT person to be discerning a vocation to the episcopacy. <br /><br />Were any LGBT person to actually BE elected the scrutiny s/he would be under would be so intense as to give a migraine to someone who had never even had a Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-49197654134002055462009-05-30T15:10:11.787-07:002009-05-30T15:10:11.787-07:00What Ann said. It is refreshing to hear a very ca...What Ann said. It is refreshing to hear a very capable person say they do not feel called. We appreciate you where you are.PseudoPiskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070541512355253553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-78094830345628901102009-05-30T11:59:43.915-07:002009-05-30T11:59:43.915-07:00You'd a been a good one. But who wants that job? T...You'd a been a good one. But who wants that job? Too limiting.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-33548198337592795332009-05-30T11:58:38.233-07:002009-05-30T11:58:38.233-07:00Dear Susan,
As always, your clarity comes throug...Dear Susan, <br /><br />As always, your clarity comes through loud and clear. It is equally important to know what one is NOT called to do/be as it is to know what one IS called to do/be. Continued blessings aplenty on your marvelous ministry journey. Your leadership is palpable.<br /><br />LelandaLELANDA LEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007493781222383380noreply@blogger.com