Episcopal Diocese of Ohio suing over property rights
Congregations have broken off in protest over gay bishop's election
The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio is suing over who holds property rights at churches that broke away in protest over the election of a gay bishop and other doctrinal issues that have divided the denomination.
In the March 26 lawsuit filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court the diocese says congregations that break away can do so but cannot keep diocese property.
Missionary Bishop Martyn Minns of the Herndon, Va.-based Convocation of Anglicans says the five parishes named in the lawsuit are disappointed the diocese chose to go to court instead of working out a settlement.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Ohio is suing over who holds property rights at churches that broke away in protest over the election of a gay bishop and other doctrinal issues that have divided the denomination.
In the March 26 lawsuit filed in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court the diocese says congregations that break away can do so but cannot keep diocese property.
Missionary Bishop Martyn Minns of the Herndon, Va.-based Convocation of Anglicans says the five parishes named in the lawsuit are disappointed the diocese chose to go to court instead of working out a settlement.
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