Saturday, November 03, 2007

Latest news from Pittsburg Diocese

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[Global South Anglican] 3 Nov 2007--The Diocese of Pittsburgh has voted in favour of Resolution One, which starts out this way:

RESOLVED, that Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Diocese of Pittsburgh be, and it hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

The Church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh is a constituent member of the Anglican Communion, a Fellowship within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of those duly constituted Dioceses, Provinces and regional churches in communion with the See of Canterbury, upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that a new Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the Diocese of Pittsburgh be, and it hereby is, adopted to read as follows:

The Diocese of Pittsburgh shall have membership in such Province of the Anglican Communion as is by diocesan Canon specified.

Bob Duncan and the Diocese of Pittsburgh have crossed the Rubicon.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2794588.ece
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http://www.kendallharmon.net/t19/index.php/t19/article/7317/
Bishop Robert Duncan Addresses the 142nd Convention of the Pittsburgh Diocese - TitusOneNine
http://www.anglicantv.org/blog/index.cfm/2007/11/2/Pittsburgh-Diocesan-Convention
Pittsburgh Diocesan Convention - AnglicanTV.org
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/03/us/03episcopal.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese Votes to Leave the Church - The New York Times
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6997
Pittsburgh: Diocese Votes Overwhelmingly to Leave the Episcopal Church - VirtueOnline

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