[Magdalen] Faculty Strike at General Theological Seminary

[Grace Cangialosi]

Well no, I may be wrong, but I don't think the Presiding Bishop has anything to say about the governance of the seminaries; they are all independent. Heck, we even have one where the official position of the Board of Trustees is in opposition to the ordination of women, and they go merrily on their way.

But I don't think the trustees answer to anyone but their alums...  And God, of course.

> On Sep 27, 2014, at 5:29 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
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>> On 27/09/2014 20:45, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>> Can't comment, since I know nothing about the situation. However, I can only believe that things must be very bad for this action to be taken.
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> I agree that something is badly wrong and that it seems from the letter as if "the proper channels" have failed to resolve the issue.  The Trustees will obviously have dealings mostly with the Dean and Principal so their independence must be questioned.  I assume that GTS is answerable to somebody outside their management structures, possibly the Presiding Bishop, in order for it to be recognized as an appropriate training institution for TEC ordinands.
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> This side of the pond we would call that person the Visitor but essentially they are the Ordinary with rights of performing an official Visitation to investigate any significant issues and to direct what should happen.  For the sake of the student body currently training at GTS I would suggest urgent action is needed, and that is best instigated by the person or body which credentials GTS.
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> Roger