The Rev. Rob Holman reminded Anglican parishioners to practice love and forgiveness Sunday morning as they reeled from the state Fourth District Court of Appeals’ decision last week to uphold a lower court’s ruling that the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is the legal owner of the St. Luke’s of the Mountains Church property on Foothill Boulevard.
Reacting to comments made by the Right Rev. J. Jon Bruno, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, to the News-Press regarding the court decision and the church’s future, Holman told parishioners Bruno had been misleading and dishonest.
“God’s timing is kind of interesting to begin 40 Days of Love with the court’s appeal,” Holman said. “This week taught me it’s hard to be loving.”
Another sad story. Another case of the courts allowing a miscarriage of justice as TEC confiscates church property they never paid for. And Once again a TEC bishop looks like a jerk, and the orthodox priest comes out looking far better.
I thought this was a good and moving write up of a tragic affair. The irony of St. Luke’s having started a special “40 Days of Love” campaign and being forced to learn what it means to love a bullying bishop that’s hard to love is poignant indeed. It’s hard enough to love our enemies, as Jesus said. It’s just that you don’t expect your enemy to be your bishop.
Can anyone provide a link to the statement by Bishop Burno the Brute that Fr. Holman refers to as being so misleading and dishonest?
David Handy+
I don’t have a link to this statement–it seems like the paper contacted Bp. Bruno for the story, and from the description of his comments, it sounds like he repeated his consistent line throughout this and the related California litigation.
A good example of that is [url=http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_87361_ENG_HTM.htm]here[/url], reacting to the California Court of Appeals decision in June 2007.
I’m glad I’m out of TEC. But–after a visit by ELCA’s PB to the local synod last month, my (’till now orthodox) pastor has started to say “diversity”, “inclusion”, “peace and justice”. This sets all my alarm bells ringing. They don’t know that these expressions are pure Episcobabble and lay the foundation for the decline and ruin of another historic church. Where do I go next? Missouri Synod probably.
Dumb Sheep
PS: My former ACNA parish returned to TEC and now has money to spend that it never had before: like illustrated ads in the Saturday religion section of the local paper. It dropped all ads years ago because of budget constraints.
Anyone know what is happening to the property of All Saints Convent
Catonsville, Maryland? Almost all of the community is to be reconciled with Rome in September. It would be just like TEC to hunt down a community of orthodox nuns.
The article in question can be found on David Virtue.
I am sorry, all I hear is talk of property and money and nothing of souls. Let them have the property, write a service member in a foreign country and tell them you are praying for them. Take the word to a homeless shelter and bring a lamb back to the fold. Let the Devil have the bricks, don’t give him the spirit. As long as we fight over things we will never do the lords work of spreading the Gospel.
I am sorry, we have wasted so much over these issues that could have been so much beter spent on the Lords real work, please pray for me and the Church.
paul