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Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
Katharine Jefferts Schori, Ph.D., is a bishop in the Episcopal Church. She received a degree in marine biology from Stanford and a doctorate degree in oceanography at Oregon State University.
Office of Public Affairs November 15, 2008 Statement from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on the actions of the Diocese of Fort Worth November 15, 2008 The Episcopal Church grieves the departures of a number of persons from the Diocese of Fort. Worth. We remind those former Episcopalians that the door is open if they wish to return. We will work with Episcopalians in the Diocese of Fort Worth to elect new leadership and continue the work of the gospel in that part of Texas. The...
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From here. Delegates to the annual convention in the Diocese of Fort Worth quickly and by decisive margins approved the second and final reading of a series of changes to its constitution and canons that rescinded its affiliation with The Episcopal Church and joined it on a temporary basis with the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone based in Argentina. The vote by orders for realignment was 73-20 among clergy and 98-28 in the lay order. The convention also voted two-to-one for second and...
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The Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA) declares that the actions taken by current Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and a minority of the Episcopal House of Bishops to depose Bishop Bob Duncan is a "totalitarian abuse of power" and will not be recognized by the Anglican provinces of Africa. At a special session of the US House of Bishops on Sept 18 called to discuss the Lambeth Conference, the American bishops voted 87 to 35, with four abstentions to defrock Bishop...
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Tim Morgan has written an excellent overview (tip of the tinfoil to Sarah Hay at StandFirm) of the current playing field in the Anglican realignment now underway. You can read his entire essay here. He correctly identifies the four groups now in the struggle: The Liberals, the Evangelicals, the Anglo Catholics, and the Institutionalists. Last June I wrote an essay called Smashing the Silos and Tearing Down the Walls. It was based on another essay by Graham Kings as well as a test one...
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From here. No kidding. Maybe she can get a job at Saturday Night Live. We can't even make this stuff up. "We lament the departure from The Episcopal Church of some individuals in southern Illinois. The Episcopal Diocese of Quincy remains, albeit with fewer members, and we are working to assist in the reorganization of diocesan affairs. We assure all, both Episcopalians and former Episcopalians, and members of their surrounding communities, of our prayers for clarity and charity in their...
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The greatest problem we face with Katharine Jefferts Schori is not that she is a woman, but that she is not an orthodox bishop.”
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The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori traveled to “Haiti during the week-end of November 15, 2008, to visit with, her ”mamaille” of the Anglican faith. It is a first for Haiti since she has been installed as the Presiding Bishop of the United States. The Anglican community is divided into...
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>MULTIMEDIA Video: Presiding Bishop preaches in Port-au-Prince, Haiti [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preaches on the ...
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>MULTIMEDIA Image Gallery: Presiding Bishop visits Episcopal Church of Haiti [Episcopal Life] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori spent November ...
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Just before the Diocese of Quincy, Ill., voted Nov. 7 to break away from the U.S. Episcopal Church, the faithful debated their future. The final speaker, a woman, touched on a theological nerve that seemed to seal the decision."We need to make a choice. Is Jesus Christ our Savior or not?" she...
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The church, led by Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, represents the US branch of the 77-million-member worldwide Anglican Communion. ...
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... in disassociating itself from the Episcopal Church. "Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has stated that the worst is behind the denomination. ...
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A spokeswoman for the Episcopal Church said Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, would not comment about the Fort Worth diocese before the convention ...
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The schism widened when the national church appointed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to the job. The Quincy Diocese, which numbers 24 churches ...
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Lessons About The New First Family's Choices
Sally Quinn of the Washington Post has a recommendation for the
Obamas to choose the National Cathedral as their place of worship
that is practically a parody of liberal attitudes towards
religion:
Washington National Cathedral also transcends...
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