South Florida’s Episcopal bishop said he did not expect the Vatican’s decision to put a dent in his 38,000-member diocese.
“In a given year I can assure you that I receive more Roman Catholics into our communion than they would receive of ours,” said the Rt. Rev. Leo Frade of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, which covers an area from Jensen Beach to Key West and includes 83 churches.
“The reality is that those who wanted to leave have left already.”
Five years ago, when the Episcopal church approved the election of a gay bishop in New Hampshire, hundreds of South Florida Episcopalians broke away in protest, aligning themselves with the more-conservative Anglican Mission in America.
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South Florida’s Episcopal bishop said he did not expect the Vatican’s decision to put a dent in his 38,000-member diocese.
“In a given year I can assure you that I receive more Roman Catholics into our communion than they would receive of ours,” said the Rt. Rev. Leo Frade of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, which covers an area from Jensen Beach to Key West and includes 83 churches.
“The reality is that those who wanted to leave have left already.”
Five years ago, when the Episcopal church approved the election of a gay bishop in New Hampshire, hundreds of South Florida Episcopalians broke away in protest, aligning themselves with the more-conservative Anglican Mission in America.
Read it all.