The Rev. Daniel H. Martins was chosen as the 11th bishop-elect of the Springfield Episcopal Diocese after the third ballot Saturday.
Martins received 38 clergy and 42 laity ballots in the third round of voting, needing 25 and 38 in each respective category to be bishop-elect. However, the process is far from finalized.
“There is a process, which is in our constitution and canon, that he now goes through the consent process,” said the Rev. Christopher Ashmore, rector of Trinity Church in Jacksonville.
The blog operating out of the Diocese of Washington (DC) is twisting and misrepresenting Fr. Martin’s well documented statement at Gen Con 2009. I’ve linked and also posted the text of the attack [url=http://northernplainsanglicans.blogspot.com/2010/09/episcopal-church-communications-office.html] here [/url] and blog text and video of Fr. Martin’s actual words [url=http://northernplainsanglicans.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-dan-martins-actually-said-and-what.html] here [/url].
Yes, but step one is accomplished! Good for the Diocese of Springfield. No doubt the Eiscopagans will be beating the bandwidth to make sure he does not get the consents he needs.