Diocese of Springfield joins South Carolina, Western Louisiana, Central Florida in rejecting depositions of Bishops Schofield and Cox

Brad Drell
May 24, 2008

....Be it resolved that the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Springfield joins the Dioceses of South Carolina and Western Louisiana in rejecting the purported depositions of Bishops Schofield and Cox; and further

Be it resolved that the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Springfield calls upon the Presiding Bishop, her staff and the House of Bishops to acknowledge publicly that the depositions of Bishops Schofield and Cox were not validly procured, and, should it be their desire to continue to seek depositions in these questionable circumstances, to revisit this issue at a future meeting of House of Bishops, conducting any further proceedings in accordance with the clear language of Canon.

Approved and adopted, May 22, 2008

Endorsed by The Rt. Rev Peter H. Beckwith, May 23, 2008
Endorsed by Diocesan Council, May 23, 2008

Full Resolution at Drell's Descants