Presiding Bishop Taps Episcopal Lawyers to Fund TEC Lawsuits

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[VirtueOnline] 12 Dec 2008--The Episcopal Church is desperate for funds to litigate against fleeing dioceses and parishes.

So much so that Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori is asking members of the St. Ives Guild of the Diocese of New York for funds "to litigate and defend and protect Church property against those who wish to secure the property on behalf of a foreign province."

In a letter written by the Rev. Canon Charles Robertson, the Presiding Bishop's canon, he writes, "the Church takes this action in order to ensure that the heritage of the Church will be preserved for the Church's service to God's mission, both now and for generations to come."