[Peter] Frank hopes the Anglican Church in North America will heal some of the breaches within the Church, but acknowledges unspecified threats from unnamed groups as well as lawsuits.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, the Episcopal church spent $2 million on lawsuits to reclaim parish properties (from disaffected congregations.) We can\u2019t be sure how those lawsuits will come out. There are some lawsuits pending and some settled favorably for the congregations. Some congregations have put the keys (to their church properties) on the desk and walked away. You just don\u2019t sue people back in the church.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
In spite of the troubled birth of the Anglican Church in North America, Frank says the new body will continue to \u201cmove against the trend\u201d\u009d and maintain the traditions of what it means to be Anglican: maintenance of the distinctive characteristics of the English reformation, a high view of scripture, and a deep appreciation of church tradition.<\/p>\n