Bishop of San Joaquin Lays Down the Law to Intruding "Reconcilers"

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[Virtue Online] 27 Feb 2008--The Rev. Canon F. Brian Cox, rector of Christ the King Parish in Santa Barbara, California, likes to position himself as a major force in the Episcopal Church and as a reconciler of importance. Twice now he has been nominated for bishop; once in the Diocese of Tennessee and the second occasion in the Diocese of the Rio Grande. In neither case was he successful.

This has not thwarted his ambition, however, to try and fix The Episcopal Church's ailing, irreconcilable problems. He is considered a conservative, but many believe he slipped his conservative moorings when he began a career to bring reconciliation and peace to dioceses and parishes at odds with the national church over doctrine and morals. He views his reconciliation activities as a new mission/evangelistic model for other organizations, and he does it under the aegis of The Reconciliation Institute which is headquartered at his church in Santa Barbara. The Institute is sponsored by that church and the Institute for Freedom and Democracy in Washington, DC.