Episcopal 'Entropy'- the Divisions Continue

Special Commentary
By Randy Sly
4/5/2008

WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) - Many believe the battle for the soul of the Episcopal Church is now over. Frontline parishes are leaving and the continuing battle for buildings is just a part of what lies ahead.

The church troubles have been highlighted again this week by a ruling from a Fairfax, Virginia judge which opens the real possibility that eleven parishes who exited the Diocese of Virginia may, in fact, keep their property. The fight, however, still has a long way to go.

Growing up in the Episcopal Church, I was an onlooker as periodic issues within our communion gained notoriety. During my teen years, Bishop James Pike, Ordinary for the Diocese of California circa 1966, made headlines for his unorthodox and, at times, heretical views that went unchallenged by the denomination. the rest image