[Magdalen] In South Carolina, it ain't over yet

[ME Michaud]

Yes, I remember the two situations.
And we all know he lied about his intentions.

The election of a bishop in Canada has been overturned.
No alternative was offered.
-M


On Saturday, November 25, 2017, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 25/11/2017 18:46, ME Michaud wrote:
>
>> We remember:
>> wasn’t Mark Lawrence’s election affirmed by the HOB?
>> We can’t look away, we can’t walk away,
>> we all share responsibility for this situation.
>>
>
> The consents came at the second attempt. The first time Lawrence was
> elected there were insufficient consents from Bishops with jurisdiction and
> from Standing Committees within the prescribed time-limit. As a result that
> election lapsed as being unconfirmed. There then followed a second
> "election" with the powers that be in the then diocese having such a
> curtailed period for nominations that it was not possible for those who
> opposed Lawrence to put forward a rival candidate so he was elected
> unopposed. Faced with that determination by the diocese, and I believe
> Lawrence was saying at the time that he would not take the diocese out of
> TEC, the requisite consents were given as there seemed to be no alternative.
>
> Roger
>