Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Episcopal trial weighs concept of division

http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071120/NATION/111200046/1002/NATION

[The Washington Times] 21 Nov 2007--Lawyers and witnesses tangled yesterday over whether disaffected Episcopal congregations can be considered part of the 77-million-member worldwide Anglican Communion in the fourth day of a lawsuit at the Fairfax County courthouse.

Ian Douglas, a professor at the Episcopal Divinity School, a seminary in Cambridge, Mass., repeatedly testified that the Anglican Communion is a "family of churches," and therefore, not divisible into factions.

No comments: