From Salt Lake City-
The Episcopal Church claimed a major legal victory Monday when California's Supreme Court ruled that breakaway parishes do not have the right to keep church property if they secede from the national denomination.
And while the decision technically applies to only one church in one state -- St. James Church in Newport Beach, Calif. -- Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said the high court's "unequivocal reasoning applies generally through the Episcopal Church."
"We are hopeful that this decision will help bring remaining property litigation in California and elsewhere to a speedy conclusion," she said.
Episcopal leaders also hope that Monday's ruling will chill enthusiasm for a new, rival church in North America for dissident conservatives that was launched in early December.
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