The Bishop stressed that Anglicans belong to a diocesan Church. Dioceses establish parishes\u201d\u201dand not the other way round. There is no legal precedent which would allow members of a congregation who choose to leave the diocese and the Anglican Church of Canada to take parish lands, building, or other assets with them.<\/p>\n
In November, the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone indicated it would accept as members Canadian Anglican churches that are in theological dispute with their bishops and dioceses.<\/p>\n
A group of parishes forming the \u201cAnglican Network in Canada\u201d\u009d have indicated that if their membership agrees, they would attempt to leave the diocese and join this foreign province, based in South America. Four parishes in the Diocese of New Westminster are listed on the Anglican Network\u2019s website as member parishes.<\/p>\n
Bishop Ingham told the group that met at Christ Church Cathedral, where the taping took place, that there is sincere disagreement as to what the few passages in the Bible say about such things as homosexuality.<\/p>\n