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| TITLE |
Where St. Paul’s
Vestry Stands [Episcopal
Church] |
| AUTHOR |
Vestry, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon |
| DATE |
9/21/2007 |
| ADDED |
10/4/2007 |
| TYPE |
Letter |
| FORMAT |
PDF |
| DESCRIPTION |
Letter to parishioners from members
of the vestry declaring their intention to keep St. Paul’s in The
Episcopal Church irrespective of what the diocese or other parishes
might do |
| COMMENT |
St. Paul’s is one of the largest
parishes in the Pittsburgh diocese. Although there has been little
uncertainty regarding where its sympathies lie—its vestry had
already declined Anglican Communion Network membership—it has
largely sat on the sidelines as the diocese has increasingly
isolated itself from its parent body. This letter was issued shortly
after Bishop Duncan revealed his plan to remove the diocese
completely from The Episcopal Church. A Web page version of the
letter can be found
here. |
| TITLE |
Bishop Robert
Duncan’s pre-convention report
[Church Polity] |
| AUTHOR |
Bishop Robert Duncan |
| DATE |
9/11/2007 |
| ADDED |
9/21/2007 |
| TYPE |
Letter |
| FORMAT |
PDF (Web page version available
here) |
| DESCRIPTION |
Letter addressed to the “clergy and
lay leaders of the Diocese of Pittsburgh” |
| COMMENT |
This letter treats a number of
topics, including the upcoming “250th anniversary of Anglican
presence” in Pittsburgh and the mounting costs to the diocese of
defending diocesan leaders in the Calvary lawsuit. The bishop also
advocates for constitutional amendments (see below)
that “would begin the process to
exercise our right to end the accession of the Episcopal Diocese of
Pittsburgh to the constitution and canons of The Episcopal Church.” |
| TITLE |
Proposed
Constitutional Amendments
[Church Polity] |
| AUTHOR |
Anonymous |
| DATE |
9/11/2007 |
| ADDED |
9/21/2007 |
| TYPE |
Proposed amendments to diocesan
constitution |
| FORMAT |
PDF |
| DESCRIPTION |
Constitutional amendments to
diocesan constitution advocated by Bishop Duncan |
| COMMENT |
The set of five constitutional
amendments and one canonical addition was proposed by Bishop Duncan
at the 9/11/2007 Diocesan Council meeting. The admitted intent of
the proposals (see Bishop Duncan's pre-convention report) is to
allow the entire diocese to be removed from The Episcopal Church. It
is doubtful that any objective observer would call the proposed
changes permissible. |
| TITLE |
Resolution to
Restore Article I Section I of the Diocesan Constitution and
Canons to its Historic Form
[Church Polity] |
| AUTHOR |
Mary Roehrich, et al. |
| DATE |
9/11/2007 |
| ADDED |
9/21/2007 |
| TYPE |
Proposed amendment to diocesan
constitution |
| FORMAT |
PDF |
| DESCRIPTION |
Amendment to restore accession
clause to Diocese of Pittsburgh constitution |
| COMMENT |
At the same Diocesan Council
meeting at which Bishop Duncan revealed his audacious plan to
remove the diocese from The Episcopal Church, this amendment was
introduced by Episcopal Church supporters who would have the
diocese pursue the option that diocesan leaders no longer talk
about. This option was originally characterized as “submitting
to The Episcopal Church.” The amendment would return the
diocesan constitution to its pre-2004 condition. |
| TITLE |
Changes to
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh as
recommended by the Committee on Constitution and Canons
[Church Polity] |
| AUTHOR |
Committee on Constitution and Canons |
| DATE |
Undated, but presented to Diocesan
Council on 9/11/2007 |
| ADDED |
9/21/2007 |
| TYPE |
Proposed changes to constitution and
canons of the diocese |
| FORMAT |
PDF |
| DESCRIPTION |
Proposed changes based on a
committee review of the entire constitution and body of canons of
the diocese |
| COMMENT |
Although many of the proposed
changes are innocuous, others tend to make the diocese less
democratic. Certain changes anticipate a diocese tied less closely
(if at all) to The Episcopal Church. |
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