Episcopalians Elect Female Primate
Christianity, General June 20th, 2006I know, I said I wasn’t going to comment on the decisions of the Episcopalians until after their General Convention, but I think this one is worth mentioning. The Episcopal General Convention has elected elected Katherine Jefforts-Schori as the first female primate of an Anglican Communion province. I did predict this to friends earlier in spite of her lack of experience (e.g. she was never a rector). I didn’t think the current Episcopal Church would ever turn down an opportunity to be the liberal "first" at anything, even if it meant causing chaos in the wider communion, hurting ecumenical efforts, and driving more traditionalists out.
Other sources/reactions:
Anglicans are close to "anarchy" in dispute over female bishop (timesonline)
Diocese of Fort Worth wants "primatial" oversight (titusonenine)- ok, this is a new one, "primatial" oversight.
Forward in Faith Weighs In (titusonine)- for the record, Forward in Faith is the Anglican group that opposes the new Episcopal innovations along Catholic lines. This includes being against the ordination of women.