Episcopal Nominees for California

Karen (Kinesis) reports that the Episcopal Diocese of California has selected its nominees for the next diocesan bishop. Their resumes are available here. It turns out that one of the nominees is a gay man (Very Rev. Robert Taylor) and another is a lesbian woman (Rev. Bonnie Perry). Integrity USA has released a statement (it's in PDF format), and there is also a non-PDF version of the statement available at Orthony.

GLBT issues aside, it seems to me based upon their qualifications and past experience that either Rev. Jane Gould or Rev. Robert Taylor would be the best fit for California. Then again, I'm not Episcopalian nor do I live in California -- and I've never been one to tell other Churches how they should do things.

It almost goes without saying that the nomination of a gay man and a lesbian is causing an uproar, and there are already charges that the Episcopal Diocese of California has abandoned the Windsor Report. Right, because Anglican conservatives have done such a good job of respecting the Windsor Report. Sure. And how does one abandon a non-binding set of recommendations from a non-authoritative ecclesiastical commission, anyway?