[ahadams2]

An informed source has enlightened me slightly on just what this wacko bishop is saying...it seems Orris Walker has repeatedly and publicly referred to Rite I as (and this is a quote) "the liturgy of oppression". In fact he's so emphatic about it that he forces any parish he visits to use Rite II - this includes parishes which have *never* used Rite II ... I bet *that* makes for an interesting 'bishop''s visit...yeesh!

[xJones]

Bishop Walker's past actions have been bizarre, such as his reinstatement of the priest who's homosexual escapades were first exposed in Penthouse: Walker.

[AnAmericanMother]

BTW, does this lunatic cleric state any factual support for his conclusion that Rite I is the "liturgy of oppression"? Since it was composed in the 70s at the same time and by the same committee as Rite II, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

I suppose you might make an argument that since the 1928 Prayerbook predates the Civil Rights Movement, and SOME of the oppressors may have been Episcopalian . . . but that seems a bit weak to me. Plus, we're not talking about the '28 book anyhow.