Saturday, July 16, 2005

"Bishop Smith has acted in an unlawful and punitive manner": A Statement on the Actions of Bishop Smith by ACN Moderator Bishop Robert Duncan

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2754

[VirtueOnline] July 16, 2005--I say again what we all said in our April letter: At the March meeting of the House of Bishops we agreed as Bishops not to cross diocesan boundaries for Episcopal acts. But our agreement to this moratorium was based on other moratoria being observed as well as on the maintenance of status quo as regards actions against the conservative minority. Bishop Smith has again broken that status quo, jeopardized the future of a faithful Episcopal parish and taken steps that, if unchallenged, would end the ministry of a loyal Episcopal priest. I have no choice but to work with other communion leaders directly to challenge this action.

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