[sionnsar]

But I have a feeling that the high-powered litigators in VA are mostly in the departing parishes, not in the bishop's corner.

rabscuttle, can you comment?

[rabscuttle385]

I can comment but only from my perspective as a parishioner (so I can't claim to speak on behalf of CANA, the ADV, or my parish): the procedures for an amicable separation that were agreed upon by both sides were a win-win for everyone. Okay, so let me analogize: Bp. Lee's attack on The Falls Church and Truro is like the SCO group's attempt to claim ownership over Linux and to sue IBM.

The Diocese is in dire financial straits because its income was derived primarily from the eleven churches in Northern Virginia. The rest of the parishes are dead: when I first came to U.Va. in 2003, my family visited the local Episcopal church, where the priest was eager to shoo us away and the five or ten people present at the service looked at us as strangers.

The eleven churches will survive and continue to grow. They have the cash flow, and yes, they do have the lawyers.