{"id":33311,"date":"2012-06-30T23:46:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T23:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/site\/2017\/2\/1985\/the_presiding_bishop_is_at_it_again_-_9_tec_bishops_this_time\/"},"modified":"2012-06-30T23:46:04","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T23:46:04","slug":"the_presiding_bishop_is_at_it_again_-_9_tec_bishops_this_time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=33311","title":{"rendered":"The Presiding Bishop is at it again – 9 TEC bishops this time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bishops Edward Salmon<\/a>, Peter Beckwith<\/a>, Bruce MacPherson<\/a>, Maurice Benitez, John Howe<\/a>, Paul Lambert<\/a>, Bill Love<\/a>, Dan Martins<\/a> and James Stanton<\/a> charged for supporting the Constitution of The Episcopal Church
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Two Breaking stories – read them all:<\/p>\n

Anglican Ink: Bishops Salmon, Beckwith, and MacPherson charged with misconduct: Charges filed for endorsing brief filed by the ACNA Diocese of Quincy<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against three bishops of the Episcopal Church under the provisions of Title IV for having endorsed a legal pleading filed in the Quincy lawsuit.
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On 28 June 2012, the Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr., former Bishop of South Carolina and Dean of Nashotah House seminary, the Rt. Rev. Peter H. Beckwith, former Bishop of Springfield, and th Rt. Rev. D. Bruce MacPherson, Bishop of Western Louisiana received an email from the Rt. Rev. F. Clayton Matthews stating that the charges had been leveled against them.
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\nThe bishops have not been informed what canon they violated. But they appear to be accused of violating the canons for having filed a brief in opposition to the national church\u2019s motion for summary judgment in the case of the Diocese of Quincy v. the Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n

The 16 Dec 2011 Judge Thomas Ortbal of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Adams County, Ill., dismissed the claim that as a \u201cmatter of law\u201d\u009d the Episcopal Church was a hierarchical entity with dioceses being subordinate to the national church. The judge rejected the motion for summary judgment brought by the national church against the breakaway Diocese of Quincy and set the matter for trial. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Anglican Ink: Seven more TEC bishops charged with misconduct: Support for ACNA pleading is grounds for discipline complaint alleges<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Seven bishops have been charged with misconduct for having endorsed a friend of the court brief prepared by the Anglican Communion Institute in the Diocese of Fort Worth case.<\/p>\n

On 28 June 2012, the Rt Rev Maurice M. Benitez, retired Bishop of Texas, the Rt Rev John W. Howe, retired Bishop of Central Florida, the Rt Rev Paul E. Lambert. Suffragan Bishop of Dallas, the Rt Rev William H. Love, Bishop of Albany, the Rt Rev D. Bruce MacPherson, Bishop of Western Louisiana, the Rt Rev Daniel H. Martins, Bishop of Springfield, and the Rt. Rev. James M. Stanton, Bishop of Dallas were informed they had been charged with misconduct.
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\nThe bishops have not been notified with violation of the canons they have committed, but Bishop Matthews\u2019 notice refers to the pleading they endorsed in the Diocese of Fort Worth case presently before the Texas Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

In an amicus brief filed on 23 April 2012 the seven bishops and three scholars from the ACI \u201d\u201c the Rev. Christopher R. Seitz, the Very Rev. Philip W. Turner, and the Very Rev. Ephraim Radner — argued a Tarrant County, Texas trial court misconstrued the church\u2019s constitutions and canons by holding that the Episcopal Church was a hierarchical body with ultimate power vested in the General Convention. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bishops Edward Salmon, Peter Beckwith, Bruce MacPherson, Maurice Benitez, John Howe, Paul Lambert, Bill Love, Dan Martins and James Stanton charged for supporting the Constitution of The Episcopal Church Two Breaking stories – read them all: Anglican Ink: Bishops Salmon,…<\/span><\/p>\n

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