From St. Louis-St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is in discussions to join the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, according to a letter by Bishop George Wayne Smith.
Smith sent the letter to the Episcopal Diocese’s clergy last week — and posted it online over the weekend — informing them that discussions with the former Catholic parish “could lead to the church coming into union with the Diocese, should both parties agree that this is in their best interests and in best service to Christ.”
In February, the Archdiocese of St. Louis dismissed its appeal of a 2012 St. Louis Circuit Court decision handing over control of St. Stanislaus Kostka, at 1413 North 20th Street, to its own lay board, and ending a decade-long legal battle between the church and the archdiocese.
St. Stanislaus was "suppressed" by then-St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke in 2005 as part of the battle. It has not been considered Roman Catholic by the Vatican since then.
Smith said in his letter that one connection between his diocese and St. Stanislaus is the Union of Utrecht, a group of Old Catholic churches that don’t recognize the authority of the pope. The Anglican Communion has been in full communion with the Union of Utrecht since 1931.
More here-
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/st-stanislaus-in-discussions-to-join-episcopal-diocese-of-missouri/article_58b76730-574d-50bd-ae7b-967930dd8f13.html
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