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To: AppyPappy
The libs are after the property. That's what's driving all of this controversy.

The bishop here has already snatched one property from its orthodox congregation, leaving the priest with an empty building and no website (he is near retirement and was threatened with loss of his pension.) He has threatened another orthodox congregation which has a smaller, old building on what has become very valuable land -- basically told 'em to toe the line or get out, he keeps the now multi-million-dollar land. Other parishes see this, and tremble for their endowments and their stained glass windows and the cemeteries where their families are buried . . .

The previous bishop had always stated that any parish that was unhappy with his leadership was welcome to leave and take their property along (note the mildness of the dove with the wisdom of the serpent -- nobody ever left under his tenure.) The new guy is a screaming leftist with an ultra-hardball agenda -- if you're not a cheerleader for "gay" marriage and priests, you're an ignorant redneck, a hater, a homophobe, and not really a Christian, and he'll grind you into the dirt.

15 posted on 01/12/2005 8:11:15 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: AnAmericanMother

Bishop Robinson is the godfather of our local Episcopal pastorette's kids. Worse yet, her husband is a journalist.


18 posted on 01/12/2005 8:23:52 AM PST by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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