Materials relating to Fr. Lawrence's election were delayed leaving South Carolina because:

Prior to his nomination and election, Fr. Lawrence received his psychological examination, not in the Diocese of South Carolina, but in Columbia by the same psychiatrist who examined Bishop Dorsey Henderson. Our diocese was most careful thusly for this to be an arms length item.

After Fr. Lawrence's election, we understand that the Presiding Bishop's office redundantly requested another examination, even though the canons had already been satisfied. It took some time to arrange for this second examination and even more drawn out time for a report to be sent to the Presiding Bishop's office. It was the second week in November before the Diocese of South Carolina was then authorized to send the requests for consent. The Diocese of SC would have had no reason whatever to delay sending consent requests given the projected Feb. 24 consecration set, I might add, by the PB's office.

--The Rev. Canon Michael Malone recently retired from being Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of South Carolina