[Magdalen] Bishop Cook: Another unfortunate piece of the story

[Grace Cangialosi]

I don't think there's any question that we as a church have a serious problem with alcohol. It's part of our culture, in the same way that it's part of the military culture.
As a child I grew up knowing that what grownups did on New Year's Eve was to go out to parties and get drunk. I never understood why; I just knew that was what you did.

But the other thing about the Cook situation that bothers me is that when Bp. Sutton and Bp. Shand talked, the latter apparently recommended her without reservation, even with the DUI on record. It has occurred to me that he may have seen this as an opportunity to get rid of her before she could be a further embarrassment. And if that sounds cynical, it may be because I know of situations like that, in and out of the church.

On February 3, 2015, at 6:10 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

I have read some of the articles from/about Heather Cook and her election
and the Diocese of MD and the Diocese of Easton.  ETC.

I was pretty righteous about the speculating going on at the time before
she was charged and the details were made known.  I do believe waiting to
know the facts was the better way.  Heather Cook is sick, and a young man
is dead because she drove while drunk.  I am convinced today that the
Diocese of Easton and the Diocese of MD are sick too....and I am appalled
that the PB apparently was told that Cook was drunk at her consecration.
The Episcopal Church ... my Lord, is sick too. If all this is true, and it
appears to be documented, Every Thing enabled Heather Cook.  TEC and her
dioceses and her parishes and her clergy and lay persons have a lot of work
to do.

My $0.02 again.
Ginga

On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Something is rotten in the Diocese of Maryland. She should never have been
> elected. She was not honest about herself and the committee was not honest
> about her.
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 2:43 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > The Post reports and the Dio. confirms that she appeared inebriated at
> > a dinner before her consecration.
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> >
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/bishop-accused-in-cyclists-death-suspected-of-being-drunk-before-her-installation/2015/02/02/9bb8c5f0-ab4f-11e4-abe8-e1ef60ca26de_story.html
> >
> >
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> http://www.episcopalcafe.com/timeline-of-events-published-by-diocese-of-maryland/
> >
> > Susan
> >
> > --
> > Before enlightenment pay bills, do laundry.  After enlightenment pay
> > bills, do laundry.
> >
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