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Two Factions in a Texas Diocese Parted Ways Over Different Beliefs, Leading to Lawsuits Over Property, and Now, for Some, Relief
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Presiding Bishop accepts Ackerman’s renunciation
Citing Title III, Canon 12, Section 7 of the Canons, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the voluntary renunciation of Keith Ackerman ...
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Macomb, Ill. -- A group of local Episcopalians is holding on to their faith, even though they no longer have control of their...
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[Episcopal News Service] A judge ruled October 6 that the organization headed by former Bishop Robert Duncan that left the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Pittsburgh in 2008 cannot continue to hold any d...
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Sue Erickson
"One major reason to not meet on the heels of the vote of the Cathedral parish is to avoid triggering any more concern than exists now about “staying within The Episcopal Church”. In fact, publicity for a meeting to be held in Peoria on December 7 would need to begin soon and likely would reduce the probability that only a small minority of Cathedral members will vote to “leave” as they vote on December 4. If we are to be successful in rebuilding the Diocese, it is important to do what we can do to hold the Cathedral together as the Flagship of the Diocese – a parish where everyone is welcome.
As you know, the people of this Diocese have been told (repeatedly) that to stay within the Episcopal Church is to “leave” those who “stand up for the Christian faith handed down through the ages”. We understand that the allegations of abandonment of the Christian faith by TEC are preposterous, but in as small a family as the Diocese of Quincy we need to do our best to retain as many people as we can. My counsel is that it would not be helpful to reconstitute a Diocese of thirty communicants – or less. Yes, it could be that bad.
I proposed the December 13 date in discussion with about fifteen people following the first teleconference. That date has been publicized as the proposed date and many people were aware of that proposed date. It was at David’s urging that it would be better to move ahead more quickly that the date was revisited. Following the call, a number of the Cathedral members expressed concern and I agree with their concern. It will be very helpful in a pastoral sense to allow a ten day period following the Cathedral vote for the “minority’ to assimilate what is happening and to realize that the sky is not falling. It is an opportunity to allow some healing to begin as we all move on.
My own parish is very skittish because they have heard from so many outside of our walls that TEC people are not Christian. I am sure that you have seen Jack Iker’s litany delivered at his Synod…..”We believe -----. TEC believes----.” It is a pathetic blurring of facts and of manipulation.
Unless you are content to reconstitute a Diocese of those who view this as a “carpe diem” moment to establish a new, ultra-liberal Episcopal Diocese of Quincy you need to trust those of us who have been in the trenches here for some time. It is our objective to reconstitute a Diocese which is open to diverging views, and which does not advocate a polarizing stance at either end of any spectrum.
We want to keep the initial proposed date of December13 for a meeting to assemble a Steering Committee. David said in yesterday’s call, “If I seem to be pushing you to move too fast, speak up.” I am speaking up.
Dominus vobiscum
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