A Latino Lutheran group has denounced a decision by the head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America not to remove a trans-identified bishop for allegedly racist actions.
The transgender bishop at the center of a racially tinged spat received the backing of the church district's council Tuesday in the face of the denomination's presiding bishop's resignation demand.
The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has called for the resignation of the liberal mainline denomination’s first trans-identified bishop amid allegations of racism and other issues.
The transgender bishop at the center of a racially tinged spat received the backing of the church district's council Tuesday in the face of the denomination's presiding bishop's resignation demand.
(RNS) Bishop Megan Rohrer’s removal of a Latino pastor on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been criticized by the Asociación de Ministerios Latinos de la ELCA as showing a 'lack of empathy and understanding toward their Latinx siblings.'