[Magdalen] PB restricts Cook

[Lynn Ronkainen]

From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>

> I think that may well be the case but it would be a  significant 
> misrepresentation.


One of the great sadnesses of this disease is that one often truly believes 
they are in solid recovery and then get diverted with no intention to do so, 
but doing so none the less.

There is a phrase used in AA - that alcoholism is a cunning and baffling 
disease. And it is.

Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 6:09 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] PB restricts Cook

> I think that may well be the case but it would be a  significant 
> misrepresentation.
>
> Roger
> On 10/02/2015 23:46, Ann Markle wrote:
>> Roger, I think the misrepresentation was as simple as saying she was in
>> good, solid recovery, when obviously she wasn't. Nothing more complex 
>> than
>> that. IMO.
>>
>> Ann
>>
>> The Rev. Ann Markle
>> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
>> On Feb 10, 2015 6:28 PM, "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/02/2015 22:08, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Episcopal News Service is reporting that the PB has issued a 
>>>> "formal
>>>> Canonical restriction" against Heather Cook. Among other things, she 
>>>> may
>>>> not hold herself out as "an ordained person of this church in good
>>>> standing" until all matters pertaining to the case have been resolved. 
>>>> The
>>>> whole thing is on the Episcopal News Service website.
>>>>
>>> I notice from the website report that the inhibition notice includes a
>>> reference to "misrepresentations you allegedly made to persons in the
>>> Diocese of Easton and in connection to your candidacy for the episcopate 
>>> in
>>> the Diocese of Maryland regarding your experience with alcohol."  I 
>>> assume
>>> this refers to comments Bishop Cook may have made in relation to the 
>>> 2010
>>> arrest and whether or not it was a one-off incident.
>>>
>>> This development was to be expected.  I don't know how TEC deals with
>>> ecclesiastical allegations linked to criminal allegations but this side 
>>> of
>>> the pond the Church would let the civil procedures run their course 
>>> before
>>> moving to judgement on the ecclesiastical allegations.  In this way 
>>> there
>>> can be no argument that the ecclesiastical procedures have impeded the
>>> civil jurisdiction and a finding of guilt in a criminal trial can be 
>>> taken
>>> as evidence that offewnces have been committed.
>>>
>>> My reading of Title IV is that until there has been an official
>>> presentment by the panel of the Disciplinary Board of Bishops there is 
>>> the
>>> possibility of an agreement between Bishop Cook and the Diocese of 
>>> Maryland
>>> whereby she vacates her position as suffragan bishop.  Her attorney 
>>> would
>>> be well advised to consider this possibility alongside preparing for the
>>> arraignment next month.
>>>
>>> Roger
>>>
>>
>