Clearing up Misconceptions about South Carolina

Reading articles and comments about what is going on between ECUSA and its Diocese of South Carolina, I find a level of misunderstanding which is preventing clear communication. Let me try to clear up at least a few points by using a Q & A format.

Q Exactly who sent to Bishop Lawrence the documents published on South Carolina's website which accuse him of "abandonment of Communion"?

A The cover letter for the documents has not been published. However, we know from Bishop Lawrence's letter to his Diocese that the Rt. Rev. Dorsey Henderson, President of the Disciplinary Board for Bishops, sent the documents to him, to inform him that charges considered "serious" had been lodged against him under the newly adopted Title IV disciplinary canons. To read more, click here.