Retired Bishop William Cox to be Tried by Ecclesiastical Court

http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/printarticle.asp?ID=3148

[The Living Church] 22 May 2007--A panel of bishops will proceed with an ecclesiastical trial of the Rt. Rev. William J. Cox, retired Bishop Suffragan of Maryland, on charges that he illegally performed sacramental acts without the permission of the local Episcopal bishop. News of the trial was announced during the March 16-21 meeting of the House of Bishops.

In June 2005, Bishop Cox, 86, ordained two priests and a deacon at Christ Church in Overland Park, Kan., after he was asked by the Primate of Uganda. The following month, Bishop Cox returned to Christ Church and led a service of confirmation.

The following comment was posted on the Global South Anglican website:

Ed - For those who have eyes to read, ears to hear and minds to discern, it is not difficult to see where TEC wants to go and consistently so. You link this up with the recent rejection of Mark Lawrence on grounds of ‘canon laws” and other actions being taken, and you see clearly where the will of the PB and TEC HOB lies.