Episcopal leader warns bishop about expulsion
Friday, November 02, 2007
By Steve Levin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The head of the Episcopal Church has warned Pittsburgh Bishop Robert W. Duncan Jr. that he will face civil suits and possible expulsion as bishop if a proposed resolution enabling the diocese to leave the denomination passes during today's diocesan convention.

A diocesan spokesman said the letter from Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, sent by fax to the Pittsburgh Diocese office late Wednesday, was "intended, honestly, to intimidate the convention."

The 142nd annual convention is being held today and tomorrow in Johnstown. the rest