Local paper major article on Lawsuit New TEC Diocese is bringing against the Diocese of South Car.

Like many divorces, this one began with small tiffs that escalated.

After years of arguing over theology and administrative control, disputes among Episcopalians boiled over in 2012 when the local bishop and a majority of parishes left the national church.

The aftermath flows Tuesday into the courtroom of a circuit judge in St. George who will decide the future of more than $500 million in church property – although her ruling is likely to be appealed.

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2 comments on “Local paper major article on Lawsuit New TEC Diocese is bringing against the Diocese of South Car.

  1. Kendall Harmon says:

    For those who do not have access to the paper copy of this publication, I see this morning it is in the middle of page one as a very large feature headlined: “Its Divorce Court for Episcopalians”

  2. SC blu cat lady says:

    Hey Kendall, I saw it too at a local grocery store that sells the Charleston Post and Courier. It seems the *angle* for the paper is that the trial is all about property and that we left over homosexuals and gay marriage.