The Boston Globe, March 6th, 1994
Episcopal bishops, who are elected by parishioners and clergy, have traditionally been viewed as strict, unchallengeable authority figures. But today their job description is more likely to include "conflict management" and pastoral counseling than just playing the role of "answer man and authoritarian," as one veteran priest put it. Perhaps as a reflection of their parishioners' desires for such people-management skills, the four candidates for bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts have been pressed to share some very personal stories in their interviews with parishioners...
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