Via email:
November 14, 2007– Savannah, Georgia””Today the chancellor of Christ Church released the following statement regarding the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia’s complaint regarding the status of property owned by Christ Church.
Christ Church Chancellor Neil Creasy offered the following, “While we are disappointed, we are not entirely surprised that Bishop Louttit has taken this action against us, because the national Episcopal Church has been using actual and threatened litigation to attempt to intimidate orthodox parishes nationwide. Contrary to the claims of the Diocese, Christ Church continues to own its real estate and other property as it always has. Christ Church continues to operate as an historic Anglican parish, faithful to Holy Scripture and the historic doctrine and discipline as understood by Anglicans (including Episcopalians) for nearly five hundred years. Its rector and clergy continue to serve as fully recognized Anglican priests and deacons.
“We find such aggressive legal action a departure from Christian charity, and continue to pray for the Diocese of Georgia and Bishop Louttit that a more reasonable way forward may be forthcoming. Nevertheless, we are fully prepared to defend the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to defend our property if the Episcopal Church and its local representatives try to silence us by trying to take it.
“At this point, the Diocese of Georgia has not communicated with us directly about the actual filing of this lawsuit, and our present response is based on media reports only. We will reserve further comment until such a time that we can thoroughly review the legal documents as they become available to us.”
A recurring theme of the TECcorp: These creeps don’t even have the decency to contact the members of Christ Church before hurling legal poison darts in the public press. As Paul would say, “utterly lost.”
It disturbs me there is no public outcry from any of the revisionists. I do believe there are Christians on that side who must be unsettled by all this.
We used to call people like the PB “sue happy”. Discussion ended.
Years ago, when I was a practicing attorney in Northern Virginia, I filed a lawsuit the weekend before Christmas. I did this intentionally, wanting the attorneys for “the other side” – and their families- to be miserable.
That was a wretched action on my part (the “scorched earth” litigation mentality I had been taught in law school). But I think the action of the Dio of GA, to file suit and not properly serve the defendant, is worse.
I was not a Christian when I filed that lawsuit, nor did I claim to be one. As for the plaintiffs in the action against Christ Church….?