The Church Times report on last weekends vote. The Times is a weekly publication.Dr Simons, a conservative, described the vote as “ironic and sad”, since the convention theme had been, “A house divided against itself cannot stand”. As the only member of the standing committee opposed to re alignment, he will proceed to appoint other members to what the Episcopal Church now recognises as the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese.
“Personally, I am excited about the days that are before us. Twenty-five per cent of the parishes in the diocese have already contacted us about their desire to remain in the Episcopal Church, and we know that over the next months, more will follow. I see a diocese of Pittsburgh which will be diverse, vibrant, and, most of all, getting back to the work of pro claiming the gospel of Jesus Christ,” he said.
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori, said the vast majority of Episcopalians and Anglicans would be intensely grieved. “I have repeatedly reassured Episcopalians that there is abundant room for dissent within this Church, and that loyal opposition is a long and honoured tradition within Anglican ism. Schism is not, having frequently been seen as a more egregious error than charges of heresy,” she said.
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