Another Episcopal Lawsuit in the Diocese of Central New York

Transfigurations: Central New York Episcopal Diocese Sues Church of the Good Shepherd in Binghamton Bishop Adams is suing to seize the property of another parish in the Diocese of Central New York. This time it's the parish of Fr. Matt Kennedy: Church of the Good Shepherd. Some of you know Matt as a commentator at Stand Firm. Previously Bishop Adams sued St. Andrew's of the Valley in Syracuse which left the Diocese, and eventually gave up the fight and their property. St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Vestal has also given up their property and left the Diocese. The parish is represented by attorney Raymond Dague, who is known all over CNY as an excellent attorney and generous person. He is part of a group that meets at the Syracuse Vineyard Church on Sunday afternoons for an Anglican worship service, which I assume is to be a church plant. This scenario is playing out all over the nation. Many orthodox Episcopal churches are coming to see the wider Episcopal Church as being apostate, or at least, clearly at odds with orthodox Christianity. They choose to leave and end up in litigation with their former Diocese and Bishop over property rights. It's almost as if the Episcopal Church has become redefined as being about homosexuality and lawsuits. Sadly.