Leaders at Lodi’s St. John’s Episcopal Church say they are ready to move forward now that John-David Schofield has been officially deposed from the American Episcopal Church.
“Thank goodness; it’s about time,” said Andee Zetterbaum, a voting delegate in the former San Joaquin Diocese under Schofield’s tenure.
The Episcopal House of Bishops, meeting in Texas, took the action Wednesday against Bishop John-David Schofield who last December led the Fresno-based diocese to secede from the Episcopal Church.
The diocese is the first full diocese to split from the denomination, which in 2003 consecrated the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire.
[blockquote] Leaders at Lodi’s St. John’s Episcopal Church say they are ready to move forward now that John-David Schofield has been officially deposed from the American Episcopal Church. [/blockquote]
What? I thought the vote failed.
That it was done NON-canonically and ILLEGALLY apparently doesn’t bother them. When they get put on the wall, will they want to be treated this way, or are they in favor of justice in any sense?
Not so fast, Herr Zetterbaum.
Ain’t they supposed to have a trial a-fore the hangin’?
That’s what I always thought, Jeffersonian! I question why this was a voice vote, and not by secret written ballot? Apparently, the HoB is not all of one voice, and there is some division in the ranks that TEC doesn’t want to admit.