The Rt. Rev. Vincent W. Warner, bishop of the Diocese of Olympia in Seattle, said he accepts Redding as an Episcopal priest and a Muslim but praised Wolf’s action as a compromise.
“It’s a good way to have a time-out and provide an opportunity for Ann to continue to teach ... and at the same time take a look at her relationship both with the Episcopal church and the Christian faith and Islam,” Warner said.
Redding is scheduled to start teaching part time as a visiting assistant professor at Jesuit-run Seattle University this fall but, under Wolf’s decision, is barred from teaching, preaching or working at any Episcopal church or institution during the next year.
In a front-page article last month in The Times, she said she had been a practicing Muslim for 15 months after being profoundly moved by an introduction to Islamic prayer.
She has maintained that she did not violate any of her baptismal or ordination vows.
“Since entering Islam,” she said, “I have been, by my own estimation, a better teacher, a better preacher and a better Christian.”
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