
Diocese of Fort Worth will appeal
“I am disappointed in the decision but I know this will be appealed.” – The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.
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“I am disappointed in the decision but I know this will be appealed.” – The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.
That case went to trial in July 2014 in Circuit Court in St. George before Judge Diane S. Goodstein. In February, the judge ruled in favor of the breakaway group. Tuesday’s filing is an appeal of that decision. Also on Tuesday, TECSC attorneys filed a “Motion to Certify” with the state Supreme Court, asking the high court to bypass the appeals court and hear the appeal, given the importance of the case and “the desire to streamline the litigation.”
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth was formed by The Episcopal Church in 1982-84, after the new diocesan leaders promised unanimously to accept and use the Episcopal property only for The Episcopal Church’s mission and ministry.
Update 2/4 10:49 AM: The loyal diocese has posted a statement and the ruling (PDF). Thirty-six parishes that left The Episcopal Church in 2012
News from the Diocese of Fort Worth: On December 1, 2014, Plaintiffs The Episcopal Church, Local Episcopal Parties, and Local Episcopal Congregations filed a joint
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