A la Stand Firm, where the comments have, appropriately, applauded Thompson's letter. If you don't know already, Fr. Bill Thompson is Dean of the Western Convocation, a regional district of the Anglican Communion Network. All of the churches represented on this site are supporters or members of the ACN.
Highly recommended reading, especially the "caution to us all" part toward the end where he underscores what is a very real question in my mind.... Will we allow ourselves to be under authority of such a bishop?
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Article: The Very Rev. William A. Thompson on the Mission and Role of a Bishop -
Western Convocation Newsletter
Supplemental Edition
July 28, 2007
... A major reason our Anglican heritage in North America is in the shape it is today is that when clergy and laity participated in electing bishops, they did not have in mind these five principles. The next time you have anything to say about who your bishop will be (whether you are in TEC or out of it), it is essential to use these criteria when making that selection. If we do our church will prosper, if not, it will fail.
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