On such a winters day… this dude just cracks me up… It is like a parallel universe of matter and “doesn’t matter” (oh I know the physics people want to call it anti-matter, but in the Southern Cone world I believe it should be called “doesn’t matter”.
It is my understanding that you have been hired by the Presiding Bishop’s Office to be a part of an interim pastoral presence with oversight in the Diocese of San Joaquin. This fact indicates one of the two things: 1) You do not believe that the Diocese was capable of removing itself from TEC in December 2007, and therefore you are intruding into the internal affairs of a recognized TEC diocese; or, 2) You do believe this diocese left TEC in 2007 and you are entering into the internal affairs of a diocese of another province.
How about 3? You quit your job and went to work for another firm and they are backfilling your position. This Anglican Element has just been moved to the Asshatium group of elements.
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In either case, at present, The Episcopal Church has begun attacking both me and this diocese. Your coming here is unconscionable in that you are meddling in the affairs of San Joaquin with neither the courtesy of requesting my permission as bishop nor even troubling to inform me of your plans. Such actions are hardly those of men with honorable intentions.
Should you choose to deal directly with me concerning the above mentioned proposals I would be willing to set aside time to meet with you in my office in Fresno. Apart from this, I ask you to desist from entering this diocese.
Let me make it plain, JD… You don’t frickin work there anymore. You can’t leave and then get mad that the next person hired to take your spot wants to clean up the desk now, can you?
I think you have put your finger on it, Clumber. The only explanation for the craziness in Schofield-land is that the man lives in a parallel universe, but doesn’t realize it.
Parallel universe to be sure, but in the String Theory of things, this is a Lose String. That banjo don’ play no mo’.
Actually, this is a case of quantum physics superposition, produced by the Inhibition. (As you know, Inhibitium is mildly radioactive, and its having been introduced into the test situation has resulted in a paradoxical situation.) There is now a +JDS and a -JDS superposed. Like Schroedinger’s Cat, the true collapsed state of +/-JDS will only be settled when the House of Bishops opens the Box next month. (Inhibitium has a half-life of two months.)