I must also offer my apologies to you at the outset for the premature information that was found by some on the Internet. Yes, I did make the recorded presentation, and with consent; however, I was unaware that it was going to be immediately released. Please know that had I known this, I would have requested that it be held for twenty-four hours to permit me to get this letter out to the diocesan family.

There are three main sources of independent evidence for investigating Bishop Jefferts Schori's background. The Internet provides archived materials from churches, dioceses and organizations with which she has been affiliated. Traditional reference sources such as city directories and The Episcopal Church Annual (Morehouse Publishing) list addresses, phone numbers and program information for organizations and schools.

In a unanimous vote, the clergy and vestry of Christ Church and Christ Church in the Hill Country affirm our commitment to Jesus Christ, to the authority of Holy Scripture, and to that which binds us to our Anglican heritage. As a consequence, when the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates offer us an acceptable option, we will disassociate from the Episcopal Church.

During a media briefing at which Dr Jensen pronounced the Anglican Church "separated" but "not divorced", he said Bishop Schori's sermon indicated a liberal and radical cast of mind.

"Up to that point, if she'd have come to Australia I would have welcomed her ..." he said. "But now I feel I couldn't endorse her teachings. I would find it difficult to invite her to occupy the pulpit."