The pioneering and much-respected bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton will formally announce her resignation from the post this weekend after 10 years on the job.
Bishop Victoria Matthews, Canada’s first female Anglican bishop, had planned to inform the diocese of her departure via a pastoral letter to be read at services this Sunday. A copy of the letter, however, was leaked on the Internet.
“Some will wonder if I have health concerns, and others will ask if I am angry at the Anglican Church. The answer to both questions is no,” Matthews said in the letter, published in part by The Anglican Journal.
May God bless her and guide her to even more fruitful ministry.
Can anyone guess what new direction she is being called in? This resignation has a distinct odor about it, the kind of thing you sniff when someone is headed for bigger office but wants to be coy about it. Is she on the Canada’s left wing? LM