[Apologetics] Episcopal Head Warns Pittsburgh Bishop

[Bret Bellamy]

Art,

Bishop Robert Duncan is one of the few good, solid Christian bishops still left in the ECUA.  I hope he and his congregation tell the "presiding bishopress" to go take a long walk off a short pier.

Bret

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>From: Art Kelly <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Nov 2, 2007 9:40 PM
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>Subject: [Apologetics] Episcopal Head Warns Pittsburgh Bishop
>
>Episcopal Head Warns Pittsburgh Bishop
>By JOE MANDAK – 1 day ago 
>
>PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's bishop could face
>discipline if he continues to support efforts to split
>his diocese from the Episcopal Church, the presiding
>bishop of the national church warned in a letter.
>
>Representatives of the Pittsburgh Diocese are set to
>vote Friday during their annual convention in
>Johnstown on constitutional amendments that would
>start the process of splitting from the national
>church.
>
>Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan is among the leaders
>of a conservative U.S. movement that believes the
>Episcopal Church is abandoning the primary authority
>of Scripture, with biblical teachings on sexuality
>being the flashpoint of the debate.
>
>The rift between conservatives and the Episcopal
>Church, the Anglican body in the U.S., has widened
>since the denomination consecrated New Hampshire
>Bishop V. Gene Robinson, who is openly gay, in 2003.
>
>Duncan would not comment on Bishop Katharine Jefferts
>Schori's letter, which was dated Wednesday, until he
>addresses the convention, a diocese spokesman said.
>
>"I will say that, to us, it appears to be an attempt
>to intimidate our convention," spokesman Peter Frank
>said.
>
>The complete article is at
>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jfPu0hsk0-la96m6kgGnxGYh9sGAD8SL5HVO4
>
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