[Magdalen] PB nominees

[H Angus]

I am in Breidenthal's diocese in Southern Ohio. I've heard people speak well of him. The only time I was actually in his presence was at a Diocesan Convention, and he had been the bishop of the diocese only a week or so. 

Some contentious issues were brought up -- church splits and property was one, and abortion was another. I suppose he handled them as well as could be expected. 

For the conservative people who wanted to leave and keep the property -- he simply sidelined and ignored them. 

For a statement in support of "women's right to choose," we took a vote, and then another, and then another, because the votes were something like 184 in favor and 183 opposed. He finally said, fairly enough I thought, that while the final vote favored WRTC, he could not say that this was really "the consensus of the Convention."

I didn't much care for his end run around the conservatives (though probably most on this list would differ with me), but he was admittedly in a tight spot. Another member of my church explained afterwards that these matters were determined beforehand at meetings held before the Convention. 

I have refused to attend Conventions since then, since it's like teaching a pig to sing (with me as the pig): It doesn't work, and it annoys the pig.

----- Original Message -----
From: "m ichaudme" <michaudme at gmail.com>
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 9:13:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] PB nominees

I've met Ian Douglas and heard him preach. Given his reputation as an
intellectual he's a surprisingly ineffective preacher. The clegy always
speak
very highly of him.

I've met Michael Curry and heard him preach. Zowie!

Have a friend who's worked with Dabney Smith and will ask her.

Know nothing whatsoever re: Breidenthal.

And now, off to spend an hour with/at Our Saviour.
-M


On Friday, May 1, 2015, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> They are:
>>
>> The Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal
>> SOUTHERN OHIO
>> The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry
>> NORTH CAROLINA
>> The Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas
>> CONNECTICUT
>> The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith
>> SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
>>
>>
>