Episcopal Church elects first black presiding bishop, The Episcopal Church chose its first African-American directing diocesan, picking Bishop Michael Curry of North Carolina amid the group's national get together Saturday. He will now lead an about 1.9 million-part group referred to for its history as the confidence home of a significant number of the U.S. presidents.The New York-based Episcopal Church is the U.S. assortment of the Anglican Communion, a 80-million part overall association of temples with roots in the Church of England.
Curry was chosen in a vote by clerics at the Episcopal General Convention, the top administrative collection of the congregation. Curry won in an avalanche, procuring 121 votes. The other three applicants had 21 votes or less. The choice was confirmed on a vote of 800-12 by the House of Deputies.
Curry will succeed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who will finish her nine-year term on Nov. 1. She was the first female managing diocesan and the first lady to lead an Anglican national church.
Curry, 62, has been priest of North Carolina since 2000. He is known for his accentuation on evangelism, open administration and social equity.
"This is wonderful," said Norberto "Bert" Jones, 65, a lay representative and African American. "God lives up to expectations magnificent miracles, man. We're getting to that purpose of comprehension that its not about shading and society, but rather what you convey to the table."
The Episcopal Church has been attempting to defy its history of prejudice. The congregation has requested that bishoprics scrutinize their connections to servitude on the grounds that numerous Episcopalians were slaveholders whose gifts were utilized to manufacture houses of worship, church buildings and schools. In 2008, Jefferts Schori held a national administration of apology to apologize for the congregation's complicity with servitude, isolation and bigotry.
Curry assumes responsibility during a period when less Americans are formally affiliating with a specific religious gathering, adding to enduring participation decreases in the Episcopal Church and other liberal Protestant gatherings.
Participation in the Episcopal Church has dropped by 18 percent throughout the most recent decade.
One week from now, the tradition will vote on dispensing with sex particular dialect from chapel laws on marriage so religious weddings can likewise be performed for same-sex couples. Ministry could decay to perform the functions.
Curry was chosen in a vote by clerics at the Episcopal General Convention, the top administrative collection of the congregation. Curry won in an avalanche, procuring 121 votes. The other three applicants had 21 votes or less. The choice was confirmed on a vote of 800-12 by the House of Deputies.
Curry will succeed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who will finish her nine-year term on Nov. 1. She was the first female managing diocesan and the first lady to lead an Anglican national church.
Curry, 62, has been priest of North Carolina since 2000. He is known for his accentuation on evangelism, open administration and social equity.
"This is wonderful," said Norberto "Bert" Jones, 65, a lay representative and African American. "God lives up to expectations magnificent miracles, man. We're getting to that purpose of comprehension that its not about shading and society, but rather what you convey to the table."
The Episcopal Church has been attempting to defy its history of prejudice. The congregation has requested that bishoprics scrutinize their connections to servitude on the grounds that numerous Episcopalians were slaveholders whose gifts were utilized to manufacture houses of worship, church buildings and schools. In 2008, Jefferts Schori held a national administration of apology to apologize for the congregation's complicity with servitude, isolation and bigotry.
Curry assumes responsibility during a period when less Americans are formally affiliating with a specific religious gathering, adding to enduring participation decreases in the Episcopal Church and other liberal Protestant gatherings.
Participation in the Episcopal Church has dropped by 18 percent throughout the most recent decade.
One week from now, the tradition will vote on dispensing with sex particular dialect from chapel laws on marriage so religious weddings can likewise be performed for same-sex couples. Ministry could decay to perform the functions.
Blogger Comment
Facebook Comment