PENNSYLVANIA: Fight Brewing Between Bishop and Diocesan Leaders over Camp Wapiti
PENNSYLVANIA: Fight Brewing Between Bishop and Diocesan Leaders over Camp Wapiti
Bennison is fighting to keep the multi-million dollar property. Diocesan leaders want it sold
Diocese seeks amendment to canons to overrule bishop
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
March 24, 2011
A huge fight is brewing in the Diocese of Pennsylvania between Bishop Charles E. Bennison and Diocesan leaders who want to sell the Maryland-based Camp Wapiti because it has become a financial albatross. Bennison refuses to sell and has taken the property off the market even though a diocesan convention resolution authorized the sale of the property in 2008.
To defeat Bennison, the leaders are seeking an amendment to the Canons that will grant authority to the committees to follow the direction of Diocesan Convention and sell the Wapiti property without consent of the Bishop.
In 2008, Diocesan Convention approved a resolution calling for the sale of the Wapiti property in Maryland, with the stipulation that the sale would obtain approval from the Standing Committee, Diocesan Council, and the Finance & Property Committee, in addition to the Ecclesiastical Authority. A Wapiti task force comprised of representatives from Diocesan leadership groups was appointed to select a real estate broker and respond to purchase offers on behalf of the Diocese.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Bennison is fighting to keep the multi-million dollar property. Diocesan leaders want it sold
Diocese seeks amendment to canons to overrule bishop
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
March 24, 2011
To defeat Bennison, the leaders are seeking an amendment to the Canons that will grant authority to the committees to follow the direction of Diocesan Convention and sell the Wapiti property without consent of the Bishop.
In 2008, Diocesan Convention approved a resolution calling for the sale of the Wapiti property in Maryland, with the stipulation that the sale would obtain approval from the Standing Committee, Diocesan Council, and the Finance & Property Committee, in addition to the Ecclesiastical Authority. A Wapiti task force comprised of representatives from Diocesan leadership groups was appointed to select a real estate broker and respond to purchase offers on behalf of the Diocese.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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