Reposted from October 2023. Some time ago, then canon to the ordinary for Virginia, Mary Thorpe, told members of St. Thomas’ McLean that the reason they were having trouble finding a rector is that, having had their previous rector removed in a Title IV case, they were “damaged goods.” That comment, none
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Mary Thorpe, transitions, and the road to trouble
Mary Thorpe, the former canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Virginia and purported export on clergy transitions, has published a book, “On the Emmaus Road: A Guide to Transitions in Ordained Leadership.” Believe it or not, we bought and read the book. Our reactions are decidedly mixed and
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