Did the diocese succumb to reported pressure from the national Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA), including Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, to avoid electing a partnered homosexual? Is such pressure in fact part of a coordinated strategy intended to mislead the Communion?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/ol>\n
Oh, well, at any rate, I’m sure Bishop Andrus welcomed the heartfelt congratulations and fervent prayers for his episcopate. Or … maybe not, since those were conspicuously absent from the press release.<\/p>\n
How … loving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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