Publication

2015 - Wipf & Stock Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

33,000 words, Guess

Page Count

132 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781498204842
  • ISBN-101498204848
  • Better World Books9781498204842
  • Open LibraryOL34058348M

Description

In the wake of the 2003 General Convention approval of the consecration of Gene Robinson, an openly gay and partnered man, to be a bishop, the Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh took steps to secede from the Episcopal Church. When it became clear that by rewriting and reinterpreting the canons, the Diocese deemed itself entitled to the assets of the Diocese, the Rector and Vestry of Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, took the unprecedented, and as it turned out, successful action of challenging these actions in civil court, by suing the bishop and other officers of the Diocese. The Recent Unpleasantness tells the story of the circumstances in church and society that long predated Robinson's election, which set the stage for these developments, and discusses the ramifications of the lawsuit in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Episcopal Church, and throughout the Anglican Communion.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryAnglican ChurchEpiscopal ChurchChurch controversiesEpiscopal Church. Diocese of PittsburghCalvary Episcopal Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Other Editions

  • Recent UnpleasantnessWipf & Stock Publishers2015

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