Bp. Love Accepts Inhibited Authority
Sources said they are not aware of any pending plans for a same-sex marriage in the Diocese of Albany.
Bishop Love Responds
Bishop William Love: “I will abide by the restrictions placed on me by the Presiding Bishop during the appeals process.”
Partial Restriction on Bishop Love
“Bishop Love … is forbidden from participating in any manner in the Church’s disciplinary process in the Diocese of Albany in any matter regarding any member of the clergy that involves the issue of same-sex marriage.”
Title IV Complaint Dismissed
The concerns were not a Title IV violation, and Canon Michael Pipkin will take a leave of absence for a month of professional development.
Hearing Addresses Sexual Abuse by Laity
Hearing: The Episcopal Church needs hold offenders accountable for sexual misconduct, including situations involving parishioners.
Website Helps Explain Title IV
Title IV is confusing, poorly organized, internally inconsistent, and riddled with clauses such as “acts which are alleged to violate Canon IV.3.1(a) or to constitute a breach of Canon IV.4.1(b), (c), (e) or (h)(2).”
Executive Council Considers Title IV
Council members beta-tested an impressive new website that promises to make the subject more transparent.
St. James the Resurrected
Bishop John H. Taylor: “We are inviting everyone in our diocese to come home to a new sense of belonging, of being at home with one another in the diocesan family.”
St. James the Mission?
No significant opposition has met the idea of recognizing St. James the Great as a mission.
Budget Priority: Evangelism
In response to “a clarion call” of comments on the proposed budget that was posted in November, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church added more than $1.8 million to the church’s planned spending for evangelism.