CofE clergy support conservative US Bishop in face of disciplinary threats

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[Christianity Today UK] 24.11.07--The Catholic Group in the Church of England General Synod has written a letter of support to the Bishop of Fort Worth after he was given a warning from the Presiding Bishop of the US Episcopal Church that he would face discipliniary action if his diocese changed its constitution to secede from the Episcopal Church.

So far, 51 people have signed the letter to Bishop Jack Iker,which praises his “stand for Scripture and traditional faith and order” .

The letter also describes the Episcopal Church's departure from Scripture as “deeply damaging" and describes its use of litigation as “nothing short of a scandal”, reports Church Times.

The letter welcomed the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments that dioceses compliant with Windsor would remain in the Anglican Communion and hoped that Bishop Iker would be encouraged to do so.

Those who signed the letter said that they “look to the Church of England to give a lead in modelling better ways of handling disagreement to the Episcopal Church and the rest of the Communion”.

The signatories also expressed concern at the way the Episcopal Church leadership has been handling disagreements within the Church.