Dallas asks for primatial oversite (Titusonenine)
July 6th, 2006 by Peter Frank
I can’t seem to find their press release on the diocesan website. Here is the text from Titusonenine:
DALLAS – Bishop James M. Stanton said Wednesday he is convening a special panel to consider the present relationship of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas to the Episcopal Church.
The action comes amid mounting concerns over controversial actions last month by the Episcopal General Convention.
The panel will report Oct. 20 to the annual convention of the diocese, which acts in concert with the bishop to set diocesan policies.
“I want to hear the voices of the leaders of the congregations as we seek a way forward,” said Stanton, bishop of Dallas since 1993. “This is what pastors do, and I, as chief pastor of the diocese want to listen to the concerns of my people.”
Stanton said, additionally, he would write to Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, head of the 70-million-strong Anglican Communion of which the Episcopal Church is a part, and pursue with him “a direct pastoral relationship.”
The diocesan Standing Committee, which acts as a council of advice to the bishop, asked July 1 that Stanton call on Williams for “a direct primatial relationship…for the purpose of mission, pastoral support, and accountability.”
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