Bishop Michael Bird to retire
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What a shame. I’ll miss him.
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Goodbye Michael Bird and thanks for all the lawsuits
Michael Bird is no longer bishop of the Diocese of Niagara. He has tweeted his last:
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Bishop Michael Bird to be rector of Ottawa area parish
Michael Bird starts his new job on June 1st. He will no longer be a bishop but incumbent of an area parish – a group of churches that are too small to employ their own rector, so they share one. … Continue reading
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Bishop Michael Bird looks back at successful lawsuits
Michael Bird, having resigned as Bishop of the Diocese of Niagara, has just completed his final bishop’s charge. In the charge, he laments the anxieties thrust upon him by dissenting Anglicans immediately following his consecration – during which he processed … Continue reading
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Bishop Michael Bird resigns
As Bird himself notes, “There is so much more to say”, but I will have to confine myself to: I’m devastated. From here: Dear friends in Christ: This evening I have informed the members of Synod Council that, after many … Continue reading
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Michael Bird proceeding with same-sex marriages before the canon is changed
The Niagara bishop, Michael Bird, has confirmed that he will begin same-sex marriages three years before the marriage canon change that permits him to do so. No surprise there. Anglican chaos in action. From here: Notwithstanding the reversal of the … Continue reading
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Bishop Michael Bird to proceed with same-sex marriage
The voting on the marriage canon change is only just over and the Diocese of Niagara bishop, Michael Bird, has already declared that he intends to ignore the vote and go ahead anyway. He claims that “several other bishops” will … Continue reading
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Bishop Michael Bird responds to Marriage Canon decision
The Canadian House of Bishops cannot muster the 2/3rds majority it would need to pass a motion to change the marriage canon to accommodate same-sex couples. Here is the reaction from the liberal Diocese of Niagara’s Michael Bird. Interestingly, he … Continue reading
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Bishop Michael Bird responds to Primates’ Communiqué
What it lacks in surprises it makes up for in clichés: Bishop Michael Bird has expressed his “profound disappointment” with news arising from the recent Primates Meeting that The Episcopal Church will be suspended for a period of three years … Continue reading
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An open letter to Bishop Michael Bird
A resident of Guelph appeals once more to the bishop of Niagara not to sell St. Matthias to property developers. In spite of claiming to make justice one of the centrepieces of its ministry, the diocese doesn’t seem to have … Continue reading