The church started ordaining women in 1976, according to Phyllis Bartle, Rector of St. Jude’s Episcopal Church in Orange City. She counts herself as religiously conservative. She expressed empathy for the breakaway group, but said her church won’t join it.
“I actually understand where they’re coming from, but I’m not called there, yet,” Bartle said.
Colbert Norville, rector of Daytona Beach’s St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, also sympathized with the seceding conservatives. However, he, too, is staying put.
“I believe in the Episcopal church as it stands now,” said Norville. “I think a lot of people have forgotten their ordination vows.”
Nevertheless, he was critical of a growing movement in his denomination to accept…[same sex practice].
Some will stay no matter what happens…I call them them the remnant of the remnant…I trust that God will use them mightily and bless them in their witness.
[i] I believe in the Episcopal church as it stands now. [/i] —Fr. Norville
Yikes! He can’t really mean that.
[i] As the Church of Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch, have erred; so also the Church of Rome hath erred, not only in their living and manner of Ceremonies, but also in matters of Faith. [/i] —Articles of Religion, art. XIX
ECUSA makes those churches’ errors look modest and demure.
[blockquote]Yikes! He can’t really mean that. [/blockquote]
Maybe he’ll really start to consider leaving when the human sacrifices begin…or does TEC’s membership in the RCRC already qualify?
Already qualify, Jeffersonian, which is why I am now in RCIA classes at my local RC parish.
Ms Bartle’s keyword “yet” says something, it seems.
Yessss….Bartle, I, too, believe some have forgotten their Ordination vows.
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