There are also a number of grandstanding moves he'd make to get publicity (e.g.,
ordaining an openly gay
man to the priesthood in a very public PR blitz only to defrock the guy a few months later because Spong was so concerned about
ordaining a gay candidate that he didn't bother to go through the necessary discernment process — this PR move really impacted some very qualified
homosexual candidates who were all painted with the same brush.)