I'm sorry, I'm Cathlocentric and only thought that only Catholics had Bishops.
BTW. to make obama and michelle mad, I love to eat peas and broccoli with a good steak.
Not to worry, I got the Lutheran bishop responsible for the quote wrong. I always confuse those two. Martin Niemöller appears to have been the right answer. Now I’ll take 18th century English Quakers for $500 Alex.
:: thought that only Catholics had Bishops ::
The modern Lutherans of ELCA and other “progressive” stripe have made the title Bishop an official title.
Conservative (that is to say orthodox) Lutherans continue to use this title in respect for their local pastor, recognizing that is has been abused in the past and lately. That abuse extends to conferring a secular authority and power in the church at-large (as a means of “lording it over” the laity.
I can refer to my pastor as “Bishop of Lockport” and at the same time call Charles Henrickson “Bishop of some-podunk-burb-around-St.-Louis” (tongue firmly in cheek)