Rob Hirschfeld called his clergy to place their bodies “between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable” at a rally remembering Renee Macklin Good.
Bishop Rowe said the church is avoiding public statements full of outrage on divisive issues like immigration and the war in Gaza, instead listening to those most affected.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has maintained a busy schedule of ministry, teaching, dedication to the Episcopal Church, and taking care of her family.
Presiding Bishop Rowe believes that continued partnership with the federal government would undermine the church’s commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.
“We need to find the face of Christ in the faces of marginalized,” Bishop Rowe said, adding that in Christ’s kingdom, “the people at the edge are in the center.”
