Presiding Bishop

Sauls for Presiding Bishop.  I think he and Schori are the sharpest candidates: and he's very clear that he wants to move on, and has the will, clarity and sense to do so.  Jenkins and Parsley will be misled by appeasing to the conservatives, who will never be happy.  Alexander does not have the energy to be a reliable candidate. 

I reject that there will, or should be, a compromise.  The conservatives simply won't have it, and they are intractable.  They are simply uninterested in sharing table fellowship, and have said that their own hubris is more crucial than God's gift of the eucharist.  God bless them:  let us have rituals where we say good bye to those who want to leave, and send them on their merry way.  If you are in a divided church, and have parishioners who want to leave, give them a Sunday, buy a cake, and give them your blessing to go.  I guarantee your church will continue to thrive because you've not only kissed the angry good-bye, you've released any anger you might have. 

And then, let's critique the violence against women that is the norm in Nigeria.   

fortunately, the flat-earthers in the church will find themselves frustrated.

Comments

[Heidi]

I finally learned to make my way around adobe acrobat yesterday - I have been struggling...I read all the nominees' letters. I sort of leaned toward Nevada. Maybe because she is a woman, maybe because she sounded like a priest I admire, Barbara Brown Taylor - I don't know her, just what she writes.

[Heidi]

Oh, I think I figured it out - I suspect they both own an iron. Yeah, I'm still sting from that.;-)

[D. C.]

I liked Schori because she's a scientist; she's of that peculiar tribe that prides itself on facing the facts no matter what and, as a result, has contributed more good to humanity (not unmitigated, of course) than any other.

[Heidi]

a couple of ccomments: an interesting historical tidbit for anyone at convention or reading about it. It was on this day in 1858 that a young senatorial candidate from Springfield,IL gave a speech about slavery where he said " A house divided against itself cannot stand."

And, John, given my domestic inclinations, I volunteer to bake the cakes - I do a mean coconut cake with lemon or raspberry filling, or my Armagnac prune cake with cognac glaze...

[D. C.]

Looks like you got your wish....

[D. C.]

Whoops; posted to the wrong thread.