{"id":25741,"date":"2018-03-04T08:35:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T13:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=25741"},"modified":"2018-03-04T19:23:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T00:23:24","slug":"rev-susan-bell-to-be-new-bishop-in-the-diocese-of-niagara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/rev-susan-bell-to-be-new-bishop-in-the-diocese-of-niagara\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev. Susan Bell to be new bishop in The Diocese of Niagara"},"content":{"rendered":"

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"\"The Reverend Canon Susan Bell, a pioneering priest and former school chaplain, has been elected to serve as the next bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Niagara. Born and raised in Hamilton, she will be the first woman to serve as diocesan bishop since the diocese was founded in 1875.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bell will continue<\/a> the \u201cprogressive ministry\u201d of her predecessor, Michael Bird. Bird\u2019s ministry included progressive lawsuits, the progressive seizing of buildings, progressive building closures, a progressive mass exodus of orthodox believers and progressive financial troubles.<\/p>\n

The newly-elected bishop will build on the “prayerful, prophetic and progressive ministry of outgoing Bishop Michael Bird, who served as Bishop of Niagara for the past decade,”\u00a0the diocese said\u00a0in a news release.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It will come as no surprise that Bell supports<\/a> same-sex marriage:<\/p>\n

My opinion remains unchanged from what I said on the floor of General Synod 2016:\u00a0\u00a0 that I would be voting in favour of a change in the marriage canon. I have taken a long journey which has included much study, prayer, many conversations and a deep investment in relationships until I arrived at a place of peace on this issue.<\/p>\n

I would preserve the status quo in the lead up to General Synod 2019 and would be proud to cast my vote in favour of equal marriage in the Anglican Church of Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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