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To: omega4412

I'm not quite clear on what you're suggesting. Remain canonically resident in the diocese, but have an outside association elsewhere more orthodox? To a degree that is done now -- but once the battle really gets going, look for that to be disallowed too.


7 posted on 06/29/2006 9:02:18 PM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† |Iran Azadi| SONY: 5yst3m 0wn3d - N0t Y0urs | NYT: The Jihadis' Journal)
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To: sionnsar

Suppose an orthodox Episcopal parish wanted to secede from its non-orthodox diocese and affiliate with an orthodox bishop. Currently the non-orthodox diocese is likely to keep the parish property. But suppose the Anglican Communion classifies the orthodox parish as having "full status as a constituent church," and classifies the non-orthodox diocese as "in association without decision-making status." Could the parish then use this classification to argue in court that they are the legitimate owners of the parish property?


8 posted on 06/30/2006 8:20:15 AM PDT by omega4412 (Multiculturalism kills. 9/11, Beslan, Madrid, London)
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