Colorado Bishop reflects on historic vote by United Methodist Church

Karen Oliveto was called to the ministry at the age of 11, and yet, instead of feeling she’d made a life-affirming decision, for more than 40 years, Oliveto says a sense of dread has lurked just beyond the stoles she wears at the pulpit.

“Every single morning I’ve woken up and worried, ‘Is this the day the church will strip me of my ordination?’ Oliveto told Colorado Matters senior host Ryan Warner.

This morning however, Oliveto says she arose without that burden, the result of a…