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| "The former Church of the Good Shepherd building is now the Islamic Awareness Center." |
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Archbishop Justin has welcomed news that the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, is to be awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity by the University of Oxford. He said "This award, richly deserved, reaffirms Bishop Katharine’s remarkable gifts of intellect and compassion, which she has dedicated to the service of Christ."
Read about her "dedicated service to Christdanquot; here in the case of the former Church of the Good Shepherd which was sold to become the Islamic Awareness Center rather than let orthodox Anglicans buy their own church building.
More stories here, here, here, here andhere among others. Here is an extract from a recent entry :
"A.S. Haley of Curmudgeon blog fame wrote on Sept. 2010, "We thus arrive at an estimated total of some Twenty-Six Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($26,650,000) dedicated thus far by the Church of Katharine Jefferts Schori to lawsuits and illegal disciplinary actions. That is quite a negative achievement for someone who has been in office for not even four years yet." He now estimates the figures to be between $30 million and $33 million. "If the spending continues at the same rate, by the time her term is up in November 2015 (and assuming her last budget is like those before it), she will have committed the Church to an impossible-sounding Sixty-Four Million Dollars in sah costs." http://accurmudgeon.Blogspot.Com/2010/09/just-how-much-has-ecusa-spent-on.Htmldanquot;
Archbishop Welby added: "Prior to becoming ordained, Bishop Katharine pursued a career in oceanography, and her enduring deep commitment to the environment has evolved into a profound dedication to stewardship of our planet and humankind, especially in relieving poverty and extending the love and hospitality of Christ to those on the edges of society. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said of Bishop Katharine, 'In her version of reality, everything is sacred except sin.'
"It must be noted, too, that Bishop Katharine?S achievements serve ? And will continue to serve ? As a powerful model for women seeking to pursue their vocations in the church."
If the Presiding Bishop is "a model for women seeking to pursue their vocations in the church" it is not difficult to see why Anglicanism is where it is.
Postscript [09/02/2014]
For further background information watch Anglican Unscripted video newscast, Episode 91,here.
More here from VirtueOnline correspondent Mary Ann Mueller [10/02/2014]
See also How TEC funds Facilitated Conversations from TitusOneNine (here) [11/02/2014]
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