Church Refuses To Disaffiliate From Anglican Diocese As Part Of Negotiations With Episcopal Diocese

from Stand Firm by Jackie

If you've been following the Episcopal going ons in Pittsburgh, this will be old news:

Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph James awarded all centrally held diocesan property to the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, but said that there should be negotiations over parish property.

One would think claiming the title of Christian would oblige the parties to negotiate in good faith but having a judge order it certainly drives the point home. According to the departing parish, the demands were quite - well - demanding.

In addition to asking for more money than the parish could offer, he said, the Episcopal diocese wanted All Saints to disaffiliate from the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.

The Diocesan response, for some strange reason, reminded me of this:

He said, "there were back and forth attempts to find a solution. At no time did we force them into the decision that they've come to on their own."

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