While we’re pondering the significance of the motu proprio, some of our Episcopalian brothers and sisters are scratching their heads over this:

The Rev. Ann Holmes Redding, a local Episcopal priest who announced she is both Muslim and Christian, will not be able to serve as a priest for a year, according to her bishop.

During that year, Redding is expected to “reflect on the doctrines of the Christian faith, her vocation as a priest, and what I see as the conflicts inherent in professing both Christianity and Islam,” the Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf, bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island, wrote in an e-mail to Episcopal Church leaders. [snip]

“I understand that one of my options would be to voluntarily leave the priesthood,” Redding said.

At this moment, though, she is not willing to do that. “The church is going to have to divorce me if it comes to that,” she said. “I’m not going to go willingly.”

But she also doesn’t completely rule it out, saying: “God will guide me over this year.”

I’m not quite sure how Rev. Redding is able to reconcile Christianity and Islam, or find the gospel compatible with the Koran. But clearly she needs some time, and some space, and some guidance.

And above all, perhaps, our prayers.