Media Exclusive! Info on the House of Deputies

So I got curious about a couple of things. A press colleague steered me to a staff member at Church Center, who was able to get answers on two burning questions.

What's the deal, I wondered, on the president of the House of Deputies wearing academic regalia? The Very Rev'd George Werner says that this has been the custom since 1970, when the president then began wearing a doctoral gown. Werner just continued the tradition.

Also, inquiring minds wondered to which passage of scripture the Bible on the podium was opened? Werner writes, "I turn the page every day to a favored piece of scripture…they have included Luke 15, Luke 19, Acts 15, Galatians 5, Philippians 4."

So, dear readers, there it is. A scoop for the Episcopal RI blog!