After Earlier Recess, Troubled Convention Adjourns in Pennsylvania
01/11/2007

Faced with a revenue shortfall and dissatisfaction with Bishop Charles E. Bennison, Jr., delegates to the continuation of the annual convention in the Diocese of Pennsylvania trimmed 19 percent from the 2007 operating budget and moved to prevent the diocesan council from working in opposition to the will of convention in the future.

The meeting Jan. 6 at Philadelphia Cathedral completed work begun Nov. 11. A densely packed agenda and unscheduled debate over a call for the resignation of Bishop Bennison prevented convention from completing its work that day.

Bishop Bennison has been increasingly criticized over his spending priorities, his willingness to share relevant financial records with the diocesan standing committee and for his role in a possible cover up of sexual misconduct charges when he was serving as rector of a California parish during the 1970s and his brother, John (who has admitted guilt), was serving under him as an assistant. the rest at The Living Church