GLAAD UPDATE: Episcopal Conservatives Announce Split from U.S. Church

Via Press Room at GLAAD:

December 04, 2008

Conservative Episcopalians in the United States announced on Wednesday they will split from the Episcopal Church. The group will form its own rival denomination, threatening further the unity of the worldwide Anglican Communion – which traces its roots to the Church of England. The conservatives will seek approval from the global Anglican Communion to form their own Anglican entity in North America.

The new denomination would include dioceses that recently defected from the Episcopal Church because of disagreement over a number of issues, including the ordination of openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. Dioceses in Pittsburgh; Fort Worth; Quincy, Ill; and San Joaquin have all departed the Episcopal Church, although not all parishes or members of these dioceses agreed to leave the church.

The group stated the new province would absorb a handful of other dissident groups who left the Episcopal denomination for various reasons, like the ordination of women and theological differences. The Episcopal Church is suing many breakaway parishes and dioceses in order to keep church property – which would likely continue if conservatives attempt to take church property with them as part of a new Anglican province.

Related Media Coverage:

New York Times – December 3, 2008
“Episcopal Split as Conservatives form New Group”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/04episcopal.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1

Los Angeles Times – October 4, 2008
“Split in Episcopal Church hits new level”
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-episcopal4-2008dec04,0,526783.story

Media Contact:
Adam Bass, Media Field Strategist - West
Phone: (323) 634-2018
Email: bass@glaad.org

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