Ian Duncan writes for The Baltimore Sun:Former Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for killing a cyclist in a drunken crash days after Christmas.Cook, 59, pleaded guilty last month to automobile manslaughter in the death of 41-year-old Thomas Palermo, a married father of two young children. She was taken into custody at the conclusion of … [Read more...] about Seven Years for Heather Cook
Archives for October 27, 2015
Same-sex Weddings for Georgia
The Rt. Rev. Scott Anson Benhase, Bishop of Georgia, has granted permission for clergy of his diocese to perform marriage rites for same-sex couples. Bishop Benhase has required that clergy limit their liturgies to two adapted from the Book of Common Prayer (1979).“This all has caused a continuing dilemma for me,” the bishop writes in explaining his decision. “I can support … [Read more...] about Same-sex Weddings for Georgia
Western N.C. Posts Profile
The Diocese of Western North Carolina has posted its profile and is accepting names in the search for its seventh bishop.The diocese will accept names until Dec. 3, conduct walkabouts for nominees in May, and hold its electing convention on June 25. The consecration for the seventh bishop is scheduled for Oct. 1.The Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor, sixth bishop of the diocese, has … [Read more...] about Western N.C. Posts Profile