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Letter
to the Editor
Write to pthorp.ed@votf.org
On
the election of bishops, Fr. John Heagle of Lincoln City,
OR writes:
Dear Brothers
and Sisters in the Leadership of VOTF,
I want
to support the emerging vision of reclaiming the election
of bishops by the community of the faithful. The system that
protects the perpetrators and prolongs the pain of victim/survivors
will not change until the baptized once again have a voice.
Episcopal rhetoric has just about run its course; now we
need a renewed and revised ecclesiology.
As a diocesan
priest for 40 years and someone who has journeyed with many
victims of clergy sexual abuse over the last 20 years, I
see this movement as a sign of the Spirit stirring in our
midst. I am committed to helping nourish and facilitate this
vision and its possible implementation here in the Northwest.
Thank
you for your courage and leadership.
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