I believe it is quite possible to parse this statement in a way that does not equate "pagan secularist" with "Protestant sect". If you think otherwise, I invite you to say so.
Look at his exact statement..."As a follower of Jesus Christ I cannot become a pagan secularist. Nor [implying the second part of a pair] can I abandon the apostolic ministry and sacraments by associating myself with one of the Protestant sects."
Clearly the implication is that for him to "associate himself" with the Protestants would be similar in nature to becoming a pagan because he feels that "as a follower of Jesus Christ" he can not dare do this.
Why don't you ask his to stop by and clarify?
But then, muddling is the "Episcopal way" after all.
Come to think of it, I would imagine that he should have a far harder time "associating himself" with those puerile, Park Avenue heretics. You know, the one's who brought the most stinking, flithy reproach upon the name of Christ and His Church that Christendom has ever seen.
Elevating sodomy to the level of a sacrament and all that.