Posted on 11/02/2007 4:50:48 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
The head of the Episcopal Church has warned Pittsburgh Bishop Robert W. Duncan Jr. that he will face civil suits and possible expulsion as bishop if a proposed resolution enabling the diocese to leave the denomination passes during today's diocesan convention.
A diocesan spokesman said the letter from Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, sent by fax to the Pittsburgh Diocese office late Wednesday, was "intended, honestly, to intimidate the convention."
The 142nd annual convention is being held today and tomorrow in Johnstown.
The presiding bishop's letter said she was aware of Bishop Duncan's "statements and actions in recent months" that demonstrated his intention to help his diocese leave the Episcopal Church. Those efforts, the letter said, "display a fundamental misunderstanding of the relationship between The Episcopal Church and its dioceses."
(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...
Law suits to stop a church or in this case a diocese from leaving?
Hmmmm .... sounds like they are less worried about the state of souls than the state of the bank account when that cash flow stops.
They don't recognize the authority of the bible, of the magisterium of traditional christianity, or of God or Jesus or Moses or anybody remotely connected with historic Judaeo-Christian tradition.
The new millenium is all about expanding the reach of christian brotherly love to the GLBT crowd - even though they could all use a healing ceremony to relieve them of unclean spirits.
The Episcopal Church in the 60’s or 70’s basically came out with a disciplinary ruling concerning the charge of Heresy as the only one who can be called a Heretic is one who made the Claim of Heresy against another Episcopalian.
That is so unbiblical, not to mention there should be no lawsuits in a regular court between two Christians.
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