COLORADO: The Disastrous Reign of Bishop Robert O'Neill
COLORADO: The Disastrous Reign of Bishop Robert O'Neill
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
September 21, 2010
The recent actions by the Pueblo District Attorney to throw out 20 felony charges against Fr. Don Armstrong in exchange for a plea agreement to a misdemeanor charge miss the bigger picture of just how disastrously Bishop Rob O'Neill has been running the diocese.
By all accounts, it has been and continues to be both ruinous and catastrophic. The facts are that there are almost as many people worshipping in some 36 Anglican churches on any given Sunday morning than there are in all the 76 Episcopal congregations in 39 locations in the Diocese of Colorado combined. "Was when I was an Episcopal priest--many clergy misrepresented their numbers for a variety of reasons--mostly attached to ego," said an Anglican priest. "Endowments are the only thing keeping the TEC churches alive," a source told VOL.
One thing is certain, however. Parishes that have a clear understanding of the gospel are growing and those that do not are dying. As one Anglican pastor put it, "Most of the parishes with whom I have contact are growing--in the Anglican division--and most of the parishes and rectors I have contact with who are Episcopal are shrinking."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
September 21, 2010
The recent actions by the Pueblo District Attorney to throw out 20 felony charges against Fr. Don Armstrong in exchange for a plea agreement to a misdemeanor charge miss the bigger picture of just how disastrously Bishop Rob O'Neill has been running the diocese.By all accounts, it has been and continues to be both ruinous and catastrophic. The facts are that there are almost as many people worshipping in some 36 Anglican churches on any given Sunday morning than there are in all the 76 Episcopal congregations in 39 locations in the Diocese of Colorado combined. "Was when I was an Episcopal priest--many clergy misrepresented their numbers for a variety of reasons--mostly attached to ego," said an Anglican priest. "Endowments are the only thing keeping the TEC churches alive," a source told VOL.
One thing is certain, however. Parishes that have a clear understanding of the gospel are growing and those that do not are dying. As one Anglican pastor put it, "Most of the parishes with whom I have contact are growing--in the Anglican division--and most of the parishes and rectors I have contact with who are Episcopal are shrinking."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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