The standing committee of the Diocese of Quincy recently clarified its relationship with The Episcopal Church and its former bishop, the Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, who resigned as bishop of the diocese Nov. 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cBishop Ackerman fully supports those of us who have realigned with the Province of the Southern Cone and who are moving forward, as part of the Common Cause Partnership, to build a united, orthodox Anglican province here in the U.S. and Canada,\u201d\u009d said the Rev. Canon Ed den Blaauwen, president of the standing committee and vicar general. Canon den Blaauwen added that Bishop Ackerman serves as one of seven lead bishops of the Common Cause Partnership in his role as president of Forward in Faith\/North America. That organization has worked for almost two decades for the creation of a traditional Anglican province in the U.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new province I have long supported is now becoming a reality,\u201d\u009d Bishop Ackerman said, \u201cbut there are still churches in The Episcopal Church who need care from orthodox bishops.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n