A special committee as well as the timeline and deadlines for the election of a successor to the Rt. Rev. George Packard as Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries was announced today by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
Bishop Packard was elected by the House of Bishops in September 1999 and consecrated as Suffragan Bishop for the Armed Forces in 2000. He announced his intention to retire during the spring House of Bishops’ meeting in March.
This used to be “Chaplaincies”: military, veterans hospitals, and even the Ringling Brothers — Barnum and Baily Circus.
What on earth is meant by “Federal Ministries?” What is “federal” about it?
This is a no-brainer. Find an Episcopal priest who has served a good amount of time as a Reserve or National Guard chaplain in the military and who supports the revisionist of 815 and will be loyal to the PeeBee and appoint her. I doubt if any active duty chaplains fill the bill. Game, set, match.