But what it [the National decision to move against the Bishop and Diocese] obviously is, I think, is foolish. Wiser people would have let the bishop and diocese well enough alone, in the hope of holding on to them (and whatever money they give) and in the hope of saving a huge amount of money in legal fees which are unlikely to be recouped. And perhaps in the charitable assumption that the body\u2019s work will still be advanced even with the institutional anomalies. But there is something in the progressive mind that cannot tolerate dissent \u201d\u201d how dare they resist the dawn of the New Day? \u201d\u201d and something in the mind of most bureaucrats of whatever position that cannot tolerate others not following the rules.<\/p>\n
People often refer to a certain kind of person rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. That\u2019s not the problem here. The problem is that the Episcopal Church\u2019s presiding bishop and her fellows have rushed to the bridge and seized the wheel, and are yelling \u201cMine! Mine!\u201d\u009d and decking anyone who comes close, even though fish are swimming past the windows. But at least they\u2019ve forced the bishop and his diocese to get into the lifeboats.<\/p>\n