Current Bishops' Positions on NH Election

**Ridley's Own** · 07-03-2003, 04:13 PM

Hey folks,

I've wasted a perfectly good work day by compiling all of the active bishops on an Excel spreadsheet, then making some educated guesses on where they currently stand on Gene Robinson's election.

I went and looked at the voting records of the bishops, and used the following system to divine their positions.

A 'yes' vote on both the 2000 GC's 8th resolve to D039 (authorizing same-sex blessings) and D039 in toto garners a 'yes' to the consent.

A 'no' vote in both of the aforementioned votes garners one a 'no' on the consent.

A 'mixed' vote, or no voting history (ie, bishops consecrated after GC '00) garners an 'unknown' vote.

Occasionally, I guessed contrary to the above standards. The Bishop of Eau CLaire, for example, while casting a 'mixed' vote, is unlikely to support Canon Robinson's election, based on the culture of his diocese.

An italicized vote in any category means the bishop has gone on record for their particular position. Italics in the 'unknown' column means the bishop has released a statement, but did not reveal his/her position on the matter.

The "Predictions" scheme utilizes only the diocesan bishop's votes, as I believe they're the only ones allowed to vote on consents (the C&C says bishops 'with jurisdiction;' I'm assuming that means diocesans). For the predictions, I looked at not only the bishop's personal record, but the history of previous bishops of the diocese.

There are at least 6 diocesan bishops-elect that are needing consents before their consecrations. They are listed in the "not eligible" column.

EDIT: I had to save it as a .txt file, so you don't see the italicized votes. Its all a bit off kilter, but I think you can figure it out. Everything else applies.