Quincy diocese among latest to depart Episcopal Church Episcopal Church at crossroads after defections

Diocese of Quincy splits in alignment with conservatives
By Margaret Ramirez Tribune reporter
November 17, 2008

Just before the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy voted Nov. 7 to break away from the U.S. Episcopal Church, the faithful debated their future. The final speaker, a woman, touched on a theological nerve that seemed to seal the decision.

"We need to make a choice. Is Jesus Christ our Savior or not?" she said.

Last week, Quincy became the third diocese to leave the Episcopal Church, the latest development in an escalating dispute over the Bible, homosexuality, the ordination of women and other issues. The disagreement reached a crisis with the 2003 consecration of New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson, an openly gay man in a long-term relationship. the rest