>MLW+ It is NOT about +New Hampshire. +Bp Howe is stretching gnats eyes on this. It is about the fact that Dr Schori Jefferts (she thinks she is the Bp of Nevada after all so I know all about her) is NOT and can NEVER be a Bishop. Simple as that. Blessings. GDVW+ My bet is the one abstention was Bishop Howe himself!! > > > > MLW+ > > > > An open letter to the people and clergy of Central Florida > > > > June 29, 2006 > > Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul > > Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, > > The Bishop, Standing Committee, and Diocesan Board of the Diocese of > Central Florida, meeting jointly in Orlando on June 29, 2006, wish to > reflect upon the events of the week following General Convention. > > We welcome the statement of the Archbishop of Canterbury, issued June 27, > 2006, in which he concurs with our assessment that the Episcopal Church > fell > short of the Windsor Report's requests and suggests the possibility that > the > Episcopal Church may risk losing its status as a constituent member of the > Communion, which is an a priori requirement of the Preamble of the > Constitution of the Episcopal Church. > > We are deeply saddened at the election of a presiding bishop of The > Episcopal Church who consented to the consecration of Gene Robinson in > 2003, > who supported the blessing of same sex unions in the Diocese of Nevada, > and > who, in her first sermon following the election, spoke of "Jesus, our > mother." We believe her actions as a diocesan bishop call into question > her > ability to lead The Episcopal Church in the process of healing and > restoration clearly outlined in The Windsor Report. > > We renounce the unwillingness of the 75th General Convention fully to > embrace the requests made of The Episcopal Church in The Windsor Report, > most notably its failure to agree to a moratorium on the blessing of > same-sex unions. > > We disassociate this diocese from Resolution A-095 which opposes "any > state > or federal constitutional amendment that prohibits same-sex civil marriage > or civil unions." This resolution gives, in effect, the endorsement of the > Church on same-sex civil marriage. > > We solemnly remind the clergy of this diocese of our diocesan canons which > prohibit the blessing of same-sex relationships and require the clergy of > this diocese to model the received teachings of the church with respect to > sexuality. We stand ready to enforce them. > > The serious consequences of the actions, inactions and errors of the 74th > and 75th General Convention have resulted in a constitutional crisis > within > The Episcopal Church with respect to its stated status as "Constituent > Member of the Anglican Communion". The Episcopal Church has signaled to > the > faithful within the Episcopal Church a desire to "walk apart" from not > only > the Anglican Communion but also the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic > Church > of Christ to which this Diocese has acknowledged its allegiance to be due. > We declare that we are a diocese in protest over these errors and the > leaders who support them. > > It is our firm intent to remain a diocese with constituent member status > in > the Anglican Communion. Our membership in the Anglican Communion Network > has > offered us much solace, knowing that we are in communion with the entire > Anglican Communion. Now, in the past week, at least four of these > dioceses > have done what we believe we must also do. We hereby appeal to the > Archbishop of Canterbury, the panel of reference, and the Primates of the > Anglican Communion for immediate alternative primatial oversight. We > understand that none of our actions violate the canons of the Episcopal > Church. > > The Constitution of our diocese makes it clear that our ultimate loyalty > is > to the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church of Christ. In > preparation > for our Convention on January 27 2007, we will study the constitutional > crisis in which we find ourselves and consider the various constitutional, > canonical, financial, and spiritual options available. > > We realize that this letter will not be met with joy by all of the members > of this diocese. To those who dissent, we pledge to you the ongoing > faithful and loving ministry of this diocese. Jesus Christ is Lord of His > Church. He holds us each in his loving arms. He is the Alpha and the > Omega, and therefore knows the end of the story. To Him be the glory. > > PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (with one abstention) > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > faithandlife-unsubscribe@... > > > ----------------------------------------- Catholic Financial Services Send and Receive all online Payments And Donations No Merchant Account Required! https://www.catholicfs.org/