…[The Rev. Gwen] Andrews said she was shocked at the bishops\u2019 decision, partly because in March, before the electoral synod, a search committee formed by the diocese sent a copy of Worley\u2019s curriculum vitae and his employment history to Privett, pointing out his missionary work under the bishop of Rwanda and asking if it posed a problem to his candidacy. The search committee told her, Andrews said, that Privett did not think it would pose a problem.<\/p>\n
Asked about this, Privett said his remarks were \u201coff the cuff,\u201d not part of the formal vetting process, and based on the fact that Worley had been received by the diocese of Caledonia as a priest in good standing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn itself, it may or may not have been an issue,\u201d Privett said. \u201cAt that point, it didn\u2019t seem to be, because he was functioning in the diocese of Caledonia and I\u2019d assumed that the diocese of Caledonia had received him in due order\u2026It was only when it came to the House of Bishops, when we were looking primarily at the criteria in the provincial canon, that we recognized that we needed to look further than we had been before.\u201d<\/p>\n