Friday, August 05, 2005

'Connecticut Six' Rector Formally Denies Charges
The rector of an Episcopal church in Connecticut, who was temporarily stripped of his ministerial credentials for opposing the oversight of his local bishop, issued a ''good faith denial'' of the charges that resulted in his inhibition.


Friday, Aug. 5, 2005 Posted: 2:13:37PM EST

The rector of an Episcopal church in Connecticut, who was temporarily stripped of his ministerial credentials for opposing the oversight of his local bishop, issued a “good faith denial” of the charges that resulted in his inhibition.

The Rev. Mark Hansen, former rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bristol, on July 28 said he had not “abandoned the Communion of the Episcopal Church” in a formal declaration sent to Bishop Andrew Smith of Connecticut. The Bishop, who is currently on vacation, removed Hansen from service two weeks earlier for taking a vacation without formally applying for one.

"I am concerned for the life and ministry of St. John's,” Bishop Smith said on July 13. “In the past few months Fr. Hansen has made decisions that left the parish without sustained clergy leadership.”

Although Hansen repeatedly denied the charges – he says a temporary leader was set up during the time he took his leave – he had not done so formally until the late July letter.

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