BREAKING NEWS: Brett Favre arrives in NYC; Schori leaves for Diocese of New Westminster

In an inexplicable double trade yesterday, two larger than life figures were traded to the wastelands of their respective organizations for no discernable reasons.

First the big news: Brett Favre. The Green Bay Packers sent their legendary quarterback to the New York Jets where that football franchise hopes to energize a lackluster team with the most famous quarterback to hit the City since Joe Namath. Favre, a 14 year NFL veteran and the quarterback with more wins and more starts than any other player in football history, left Green Bay to take over the helm of a faltering team in this surprise development.

And from the Episcopal Church: Katherine Jefferts Schori. The folks at 815 Second Avenue announced a trade of their presiding bishop to the Diocese of New Westminster in Canada. Much like Brett Favre, Mrs. Schori has amassed a record which exceeds all other presiding bishops in Episcopal Church history: she has sued more parishes and enraged more Anglican Communion primates than any other presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. Schori’s trade to New Westminister is expected, much like the Favre trade to the Jets, to buck up the Canadian diocese which has suffered major PR problems when its beleaguered bishop, Michael Ingham, tried to discipline and humiliate J. I. Packer, one of the most famous Anglican theologians in the world.

There was no immediate word on a potential trade of Ingham, but word on the street in front of 815 Second Avenue was that he might be traded to Green Bay, since the Packer management has shown unusual interest in the Canadian bishop. As for J. I. Packer, there is no confirmation of the rumor that he would move to Green Bay, Wisconsin despite his last name being a perfect match for relocation to that city. As for Schori, the people at 815 Second Avenue did not immediately release the name of her replacement, but Stacy Sauls of the Diocese of Lexington was mentioned as a possible successor to continue her litigation strategy for the Episcopal Church.

In a striking coincidence Mrs. Schori, sporting her famous rainbow-patterned oven mitt miter, was seen stepping on board her private plane bound for Vancouver just as Favre was getting ready to fly to New York.

Story by Raymond Dague August 8, 2008, but backdated to April 1, 2008. Favre image