[Magdalen] Bishop, please resign

[Jay Weigel]

I guess technically she has to be asked, but IMNSHO she should be *told* to
resign. Or be fired, which I guess is impossible, since hers is an elected
office.

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Maryland has asked Bishop Heather
> Cook to resign.
> http://www.episcopalcafe.com/bishop-heather-cook-resignation/
>
> Given the criminal charges she is facing and what has emerged about the
> road traffic incident she was involved in I tend to agree with the Standing
> Committee that she can no longer minister effectively as a bishop in that
> diocese.   If were advising her I would seek some agreement (with
> compensation for loss of salary and benefits) rather than a simple
> resignation or waiting for the Title IV process to play out.  I think that
> would be in the interests of all concerned, including Bishop Cook.
>
> Roger
>