Apparently there's no shortage of lawsuits to go around. This one from Botswana. Bishop Mwamba pictured.The licences are given to persons to perform spiritual, pastoral or evangelistic duties as per the Acts, Canons and Constitution of the Anglican Church. The applicants want the court to rescind the decision of the Bishop, as he did not give them a six months notice.
Their counsel, Mr Kgalalelo Monthe argued before Justice Dingake, that such a notice was important because their relationship with the Church was that of employer and employee. He said the laid off priests could not engage in any other business without the express authority of the Bishop. "The effect of taking away the licences was a dismissal in summary form." He also said the work of a clergyman was not just a calling, it had some rewards as well.
http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20080924&i=Anglican_priests_seek_judicial_intervention
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