From Patheos-In a report from the meeting at the House of Bishops for The Episcopal Church, Bishop Daniel Martins notes that the bishops are considering creating a pool of prospective candidates for the episcopacy.
As Martins describes it, this pool of would-be bishops would be a list of prospects who are vetted ahead of time, and dioceses electing a new bishop would be encouraged to use that list. Martins also infers that dioceses choosing to look beyond the list provided them would run the risk of failing to receive approval for their bishop-elect.
As a priest and a theologian, I view this development with a considerable amount of dismay and I
hope that – after further reflection – the House will abandon their plans to create a pool of candidates in this fashion.
More here-
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/whatgodwantsforyourlife/2017/03/pre-approved-bishops-nursery-ambition/?repeat=w3tc
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