{"id":292,"date":"2007-11-22T20:28:48","date_gmt":"2007-11-22T20:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/11\/a-bit-more-on-john-lipscomb.html"},"modified":"2007-11-22T20:28:48","modified_gmt":"2007-11-22T20:28:48","slug":"a-bit-more-on-john-lipscomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/11\/a-bit-more-on-john-lipscomb.html","title":{"rendered":"A bit more on John Lipscomb"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Michelle Bearden at the Tampa Tribune:<\/a><\/p>\n

Lipscomb, who retired as bishop on Sept. 15, and his wife, Marcie, will be received into the Catholic Church in mid-December. They will be members of the Church of the Nativity in Brandon,<\/a> where they’ve been attending for several months.
\nBishop Robert Lynch of the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg said in a statement released Wednesday that it’s his “fervent hope and prayer that both he and his wife will find spiritual peace among us.” The two bishops worked together closely when Lipscomb served the Episcopal diocese.
\nLynch also extended his “continued expression of esteem” for the Episcopal Church in the United States and his prayers for their local diocese. He said he intended to renew the “close collaboration and mutual support” that he had with Lipscomb with his successor, Bishop Dabney Smith.
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\nHealth problems led to Lipscomb’s early retirement in his leadership role with the church. In 2002, he learned he had Parkinson’s disease, and three years later, he contracted malaria on a mission trip to Africa. Both are chronic and degenerative and can worsen over time.
\nBut Wednesday, he said his health is on the rebound, thanks to a correction in his medications and time off for rest.
\n“Just being away from the battle has made things a lot better,” he said, referring to the discord at the national level.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I went to Nativity once for a mission conducted by Fr. Stan Fortuna, ages ago..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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