Canada: Parishes file to appeal court ruling

May 13, 2008
Rachel De Lazzer
The Hamilton Spectator

Three Anglican parishes are seeking permission to appeal a court ruling that requires them to share their buildings with the church body they left.

Lawyers for St. George's in Lowville, St. Hilda's in Oakville and Church of the Good Shepherd in St. Catharines notified diocese lawyers of their intent to appeal yesterday.

"What we have are two conflicting decisions out of the Ontario court which are based on the same facts and that, in and of itself, is a grounds for appeal," said Cheryl Chang, chancellor for the Anglican Network in Canada. The three churches joined the network just over two months ago after leaving the Niagara diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada, arguing it had developed too liberal an interpretation of scripture. the rest