[Bp John] Taylor, however, wrote that the panelists and their advising attorneys \u201cevidently did not take fully into account the existence of a binding contract, nor all the ways the dispute begs for wider reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parishioner Walter Stahr, who has been active in the congregation’s allegations of misconduct against Bruno and the effort to reclaim the building, said diocese leaders did not say when escrow would close on the property when they met Monday with him and St. James pastor Cindy Evans Voorhees. The sale price also has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey assured us that if St. James the Great wishes to continue as an Episcopal congregation, they will support us \u2014 just not in our building,\u201d Stahr told his fellow parishioners in a statement Monday. \u201cI know how devastating this will be for many of you, but the story is not over.\u201d<\/p>\n