Jefferts Schori wrote to the HOB saying she hoped for a one-day May meeting, but felt "that there was not adequate desire for it on the part of the House...so this will be determined after a poll in April."

Jefferts Schori also wrote a letter to Bishop Duncan asking him to state if he intended to remain in the Episcopal Church, making it unclear whether Duncan had in fact abandoned the communion of the church.. Bishop Duncan responded giving her the assurances she asked for. However, despite such reassurances, she says she still intends to move forward with her plans to "depose" the orthodox bishop.

After she wrote the letter, Jefferts Schori sent an e- mail to the House of Bishops asking for interest in a special meeting of the House of Bishops to "depose" Bishop Duncan for abandonment of communion. This e-mail was not sent to Bishop Duncan, even though he remains a member of the house of bishops

In his two letters to Beers attorney John H. Lewis, Jr., ripped the attorney for not sending Duncan and his Assistant Bishop, Henry Scriven, an e-mail sent to the House of Bishops calling for Duncan to be deposed at the "special meeting" of the House of Bishops.

In a letter, dated March 28, obtained by VOL, Lewis wrote saying that neither Bishop Duncan nor Melanie Contz, executive assistant to Bishop Duncan, had received the e-mail which Jefferts Schori sent to the HOB, called their removal from the e-mail list "improper" and requested that the bishop be restored "immediately" to the (HOB) e-mail list.

Then Jefferts Schori wrote another letter to Bishop Duncan admitting that it is unclear whether he has Abandoned the Communion of the church. Even after writing that letter, she sent an email to the House of Bishops asking for interest in a special meeting of the House of Bishops to "depose" Bishop Duncan for Abandonment of Communion.

In her e-mail, Jefferts Schori said that all relevant material relating to Bishop Duncan is on the House of Bishops website, but that the website does not include all the letters that have been written including those of Bishop Duncan's.

All of this, combined with Jefferts Schori's violations of the canons in the recent "depositions" of bishops John-David Schofield and William Cox, suggests that the Title IV Review Committee, which has been grinding out certifications and presentments against orthodox bishops, should consider a presentment against Jefferts Schori for violating the canons of the Episcopal Church.

You can read the letter and enclosures from Bishop Duncan's attorney by clicking here.

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/content/Lewis-Beers_letter_0308.pdf

Update: Bishop Robert Duncan, Bishop Henry Scriven and Melanie Contz began again receiving emails from the House of Bishops at approximately 1 pm on Monday, March 31. Bishop Duncan's March 14 response to the Presiding Bishop has also been added to the College for Bishops website.

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