Petition calls for bishop's resignation

Aghin geamagh er aspick eh dy irree ass e startey

Petition calls for bishop's resignation - Aghin geamagh er aspick eh dy irree ass e startey

Aghin lesh ny shlee na hoght feed ennym screeuit er, t'eh geamagh er Çhiarn Aspick yn Ellan dy irree ass e startey, as yn aghin gra dy vel postyragh as agglaghey jannoo assee da Agglish Hostyn ayns Mannin.

Paart dy leih ammyssit ta enney mie ec y theay orroo, t'ad er chur nyn enmyn hug y docamad, t'er yn ynnyd-eggey ipetition.com<http://ipetition.com/>.

Ta'n sleih shen goaill stiagh yn eear-chiannoort y Reejerey Laurence New, y shenn sidoor Normandy Hector Duff, as yn eear-ven-toshee jeh Barrantee Oaseirys Argidoil, Rosemary Penn.

Y Dr Jules Gomez, y saggyrt ec Keeill Voirrey yn Phurt ayns Balley Chashtal, t'eh gra dy ren nane jeh e chummaltee-skeerey cur toshiaght da'n aghin, ta goll mygeayrt mastey lught-pohlldal nish.

Ayns Jerrey Souree, hug eh aghin son kiartaghey boirey roish Tinvaal, bentyn da postyragh as cairyn-faillee yn chlere.

Ta'n Dr Gomez gra dy bee yn aghin er-linney currit da'n Lhiass-Chiannoort Adam Wood sy jerrey.

Cha nel y Çhiarn Aspick Robert Paterson syn Ellan ec y traa t'ayn, as cha nel eh ry-roshtyn son quaaltys. Agh ta eshyn gra nagh vel Ard-Aspickyn Chanterbury as York pohlldal yn aghin.

Petition calls for bishop's resignation

A petition containing more than 160 signatures is calling for the Island's Lord Bishop to resign, claiming bullying and intimidation are harming the Angican Church here.

The document, on the ipetition.com<http://ipetition.com/> website, has been signed by a number of respected public figures including former governor Sir Laurence New, former Michael MHK David Cannan, Normandy veteran Hector Duff and former head of the Financial Supervision Commission Rosemary Penn.

Dr Jules Gomez, the vicar of St Mary's on the Harbour in Castletown, says his parishioner Rosalind Taisia started the petition - which is now being circulated by supporters.

In July he presented a petition for redress of grievance to Tynwald over bullying and clergy employment rights.

Dr Gomez says the online petition will eventually be handed to the Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood.

Lord Bishop Robert Paterson is off-Island and unavailable for interview at present, but says neither the Archbishop of Canterbury or York supports the petition.