Monday, April 10, 2017

Hearing on a bishop's efforts to sell Newport church offers a rare look at Episcopal justice system

From The LA Times-

The Rev. Erik Larsen came to Southern California to decide the fate of a bishop accused of trying to sell one of the churches under his direction without authorization, of bruising the heart of his flock and hurting the priesthood and his diocese. And he came to pray.

Larsen and four other leaders from Episcopalian churches around the country convened as a panel in a Pasadena hotel conference room last month for a disciplinary hearing looking into the actions of J. Jon Bruno, bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Bruno is facing possible sanctions after attempting to sell the St. James the Great church in Newport Beach to developers, then locking out congregants and keeping them out even after the sale fell through.


More here-

http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-wknd-et-0409-st-james-20170408-story.html

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