There are some congregations in the Diocese of Florida whose rectors and vestries choose to act quite independently of the decisions of the diocesan convention, should it please them at any given moment. This is usually focused on decisions that relate to spending money or giving money, but not exclusively so.

Why the sudden concern when a diocese should want some way to assure its constituency that actions of the General Convention will be consistent with holy scripture and the Book of Common Prayer, our foundational documents? Surely such consistency is more important than money?

(The Rt. Rev.) Stephen H. Jecko Bishop of Florida Jacksonville, Fla.