Conservative Bishop Urges Orthodox Episcopal Church to Focus on Mission
By Allie Martin
October 2, 2006

(AgapePress) - A leader in the conservative movement in the U.S. Episcopal Church says the denomination is on the verge of a reformation. Recently, a group of conservative bishops known as the Global South encouraged conservative American Anglicans to be prepared to form church structures that are different from those linked to liberals.

The Anglican Church has been racked by controversy and schism ever since a homosexual bishop was ordained in 2003 by the U.S. Episcopal Church. Robert Duncan, Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, believes a majority of the Episcopal Church leaders throughout America want to make their own rules. However, he says he and other denominational leaders who believe in the authority of scripture are standing strong for biblical principles.

"We are certainly not interested in having battles in the courts," Duncan asserts. "We think the other side may be more interested in those battles, but we actually think they'll lose them, because they're operating outside of the rules that we've received." the rest