[Magdalen] Virginia Bishop Slate

[cady soukup]

Another agreement -

Virginia is large (170+ churches) and has a diverse population. I wonder
how many total applicants there were?

Being a diocesan bishop looks thoroughly impossible from my (limited) point
of view.

Cady

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Mahoney, W. Michael <wmmah at stoneledge.net>
wrote:

> Grace -
>
> I quite agree.  And it's so obvious that one wonders why the Diocese didn't
> address the issue.
>
> Mike Mahoney
> Stoneledge
> 446 Long Mountain Road
> Washington, VA 22747
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 12:56 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > You could have a point, Mike! I can think of plenty of reason why women,
> > black or white, and other POC wouldn’t want the job. Still, the picture
> of
> > the candidates looked like a throwback to the 50s!
> >
> > > On Mar 29, 2022, at 12:22 AM, Mahoney, W. Michael <
> wmmah at stoneledge.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Maybe only straight, white males are foolish enough to want to be
> > > Virginia's bishop.
> > >
> > > Mike Mahoney
> > > Stoneledge
> > > 446 Long Mountain Road
> > > Washington, VA 22747
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 10:52 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> By now you've all probably seen the news.  The slate of nominees for
> the
> > >> 14th Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia consists of four straight,
> white,
> > >> middle-aged men.
> > >>
> > >> This, despite the search committee being the most diverse we've ever
> > had.
> > >> Something is wrong with this picture...
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Grace Cangialosi
> > >> Ruckersville, VA
> > >>
> > >> * "Service is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and
> > >> walks around in the world"*
> > >> *                                              Michael J. Graham, SJ*
> > >>
> >
>