The article's author, the Rev. George Conger, also posted the story on his own blog. Conger began trumpeting this line of thought back in March following the House of Bishops' meeting.Sufficient legal grounds exist for presenting Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori for ecclesiastical trial on 11 counts of violating the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church, according to a legal memorandum that has begun circulating among members of the House of Bishops.
A copy of the April 21 document seen by a reporter representing The Living Church states Bishop Jefferts Schori demonstrated a “willful violation of the canons, an intention to repeat the violations, and a pattern of concealment and lack of candor” in her handling of the cases of bishops Robert W. Duncan, John-David Schofield and William Cox, and that she “subverted” the “fundamental polity” of The Episcopal Church in the matter of the Diocese of San Joaquin.
The timing of Conger's release of his story--within hours of this morning's release of the Presiding Bishop's letter to the House of Bishops regarding the process related to deposition, inhibition, renunciation and resignation of bishops--is not coincidental.
Nor is it surprising that Matt Kennedy and the usual cohort of commentors at Stand Firm are all over the story. Although the comments have not reached their usual level of vitriol at the time of this writing, I include here Mark Harris' warning regarding Stand Firm.It was only a matter of time before the conservatives attempted action directly against the Presiding Bishop. The only thing that surprises me is that they waited so long.
Peace,
Jeffri
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