Jefferts Schori Accuses Fleeing Episcopalians Who Want Their Properties of Being Like Child Abusers

http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=7577

[Virtue Online] 28 Jan 2008--The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church believes that Episcopalians who flee the Episcopal Church and want to keep their properties are being like child abusers.

Here is what she said; "It would be easier to let U.S. conservatives secede to join another Anglican province without a fight, but I don't think that's a faithful thing to do. Episcopal leaders are stewards of church property and assets, protecting past generations' legacies and passing them on to future Episcopalians. Allowing congregations to walk away with church property condones bad behavior. In a sense, it's related to the old ecclesiastical behavior toward child abuse, when priests essentially looked the other way. Bad behavior must be confronted."

So there you have it.