Their rector, the Rev. Canon George I. Kovoor, notified the Darien police and Bishop Douglas. The responding officers spoke with Bishop Douglas who provided the relevant secular case law, canon (church) law, and Letter of Employment for Canon Kovoor, demonstrating the authority of the Bishop Diocesan in any disputes between the vestry (elected lay leaders) and the rector.
The US Supreme Court today denied a petition from a breakaway group, letting stand the decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court to return control of the Diocese of South Carolina and 28 church properties to The Episcopal Church and its recognized diocese, The Episcopal Church in South Carolina.
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The Episcopal Church in South Carolina has petitioned the courts to execute the state Supreme Court’s decision and return church properties to the Episcopal Church and to return the diocese’s name and seal.
The U.S. Supreme Court receives thousands of petitions for certioriai each year, and hears only a small fraction of them. The nine justices regularly hold conferences to determine which cases merit further review, and a decision on the South Carolina petition is expected to come before the end of June. If the court chooses not to grant certiorari, no further appeals are possible.
Former Episcopal priest Howard “Howdy” White has been extradited to North Carolina where he faces charges of child sex abuse involving two victims. Since those charges were made, two more victims have come forward.
In a letter to the school community, the president of the board of trustees, Archibald Cox Jr., apologized for the new lawsuit’s claims, which he did not dispute.
That letter from Mr. Nye, Provincial Secretary of the Church of England and General Secretary of the Archbishops’ Council. Who did he consult over its contents? A spokesperson for the Church of England contradicts Mr Nye’s letter. Nye’s letter said he consulted with staff. The spokesperson says he consulted with ABC, ABY and +Coventry.
It is unclear why the next House chaplain could not be a family woman since that rules out Catholic clergy anyway.
Anglican News covers the story. A picture is better than a 1,000 words: Facebook posts by Bishop of Huron from the Anglican Church of Canada,