[redleghunter]

The article said he confessed to his wife. The next step is to tender his resignation for "personal reasons", not make her look like a fool in front the rest of the community.

I can see your point. Perhaps he could have confessed to the elders to spare his wife's shame (as a gentlemen would do for a lady). However, as a bishop his sin was against the whole congregation IMO.

[verga]

I can see your point. Perhaps he could have confessed to the elders to spare his wife's shame (as a gentlemen would do for a lady). However, as a bishop his sin was against the whole congregation IMO.

First loved your post #79. Second I can see going to the Elders/Presbyters. I just don't like the idea of him humiliating his wife in public.

[CynicalBear]

I’m not sure how anyone can judge whether what the guy did was the correct way or not. We don’t know what involvement the wife had in the decision to go public. We don’t know what rumors had already been floating around. We just don’t know enough to judge in my opinion.

The guy obviously did what he thought was the right thing under the circumstances which only he and those involved in the decision to go public understand.

I would suggest that those claiming it should have been kept on the QT are projecting their own fears of “going public” into the whole situation.