[Magdalen] From Dio Maryland

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

The very least of her worries, to be sure.

And after this, she won't be able to get a job as a prison chaplain (well,
maybe in Peru).

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 01/05/2015 20:26, Jay Weigel wrote:
>
>> Yikes. That is more than a wrist slap. However, since Bp. Cook--I guess we
>> had better just call her Ms. Cook henceforth--was less than honest with
>> herself as well as with the church, I think it is deserved. Hard lines on
>> her though.
>>
>
> I think it was necessary and I suspect that behind the scenes there have
> been negotiuations leading to this doual announcement today. Heather Cook's
> position within the Church was untenable and has now been brought to an end
> so the Church can move on, hopefully wiser as a result of what has happened
> in the past five years.  (I mention that period to include the 2010
> incident.)
>
> Meanwhile when Heather Cook appears before the court for her trial she is
> no longer a priest of TEC and will be treated as a private citizen, which
> should allow her to move on in her new situation.
>
> Roger
>
>