San Dieogo Bishop Spins Episcopal Unity While Desposing Orthodox Priests

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[VirtueOnline] 21 Aug 2007--The Bishop of San Diego, the Rt. Rev. James P. Mathes, has written a letter to his diocese pleading for unity and understanding while he deposes nearly 20 percent of his priests. Multiple lawsuits against priests, parishes and their vestries have also been initiated.

In a "state of the diocese" speech, Mathes admits that as stewards of the Episcopal Church, "we find ourselves in a time of turmoil." Mathes says he went to Spain to attend the bought-and-paid-for "Walking to Emmaus" consultation put on by Trinity Wall Street Church. In Spain he experienced a different reality with six of the eleven primates from the African continent present. Mathes concluded by saying that "we are fully capable of maintaining communion and mission partnerships despite disagreements."

Mathes said that as he left Spain he found himself optimistic about the future of the Anglican Communion.