Thursday, April 21, 2011

PITTSBURGH: Episcopal presiding bishop juggles rift, ministry

PITTSBURGH: Episcopal presiding bishop juggles rift, ministry
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori makes first official visit to Pittsburgh

By Ann Rodgers,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11110/1140513-53-0.stm
April 20, 2011

Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori came to Pittsburgh to talk about the love of Jesus, but knew she would face questions about property litigation and rifts in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

The primate of the 2 million-member Episcopal Church made her first official visit as a guest of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, which is less than half the size it was before a 2008 split. On Tuesday in Wilkinsburg she witnessed the annual Holy Week renewal of vows by three dozen clergy, calling them to reach out to those who suffer.

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