Fr Wiebe:

I simply do not understand +Howe's reservations on this one.  He's fully in
favor or women clergy.  Why should he object to the new presiding bishop or
the continuation of the same heresy: the "ordination" of homosexual priests?
+Howe simply points his arrow with the wind.

MLW+

-----Original Message-----
From: The Rev GDVWiebe SSC.,PhD [mailto:gdvw@...] 
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:47 PM
To: faithandlife@...
Subject: [FaithandLife] Diocese of Central Florida Abstention?

>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!!
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> MLW+
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>
> 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)
>
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