South Carolina Bishop Accused of Abandoning the Episcopal Church
South Carolina Bishop Accused of Abandoning the Episcopal Church
A man's enemies shall be of his own household - Mt 10:21
News Analysis
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
October 7, 2011
It came out of the blue with lightning speed, though not entirely unexpected. On Thursday, the Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence, Bishop of South Carolina was informed that he is being investigated on accusations of abandoning the Episcopal Church, charges many believe are spurious, designed solely to bring down an orthodox bishop who will not play ball with certain resolutions passed by General Convention.
He and his diocese received the communication from the President of the Disciplinary Board for Bishops, the Rt. Rev. Dorsey Henderson, saying that "serious charges" have been made under Title IV of the Canons of The Episcopal Church. They released a 63-page document [PDF] of the evidence brought against him that includes, among other things, the diocesan convention's decision in October 2009 to "begin withdrawing from all bodies of the Episcopal Church that have assented to actions contrary to Holy Scripture, the doctrine, and worship of Christ as this Church has received them, the resolutions of the Lambeth Conference which have expressed the mind of the Communion, the Book of Common Prayer, and our Constitution and Canons, until such bodies show willingness to repent of such actions."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
A man's enemies shall be of his own household - Mt 10:21
News Analysis
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
October 7, 2011
It came out of the blue with lightning speed, though not entirely unexpected. On Thursday, the Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence, Bishop of South Carolina was informed that he is being investigated on accusations of abandoning the Episcopal Church, charges many believe are spurious, designed solely to bring down an orthodox bishop who will not play ball with certain resolutions passed by General Convention.He and his diocese received the communication from the President of the Disciplinary Board for Bishops, the Rt. Rev. Dorsey Henderson, saying that "serious charges" have been made under Title IV of the Canons of The Episcopal Church. They released a 63-page document [PDF] of the evidence brought against him that includes, among other things, the diocesan convention's decision in October 2009 to "begin withdrawing from all bodies of the Episcopal Church that have assented to actions contrary to Holy Scripture, the doctrine, and worship of Christ as this Church has received them, the resolutions of the Lambeth Conference which have expressed the mind of the Communion, the Book of Common Prayer, and our Constitution and Canons, until such bodies show willingness to repent of such actions."
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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