Article: California Ruling in Episcopal Church Dispute Deals Setback to Breakaway Parishes Nationwide; A court blocked parishes from holding onto property after spliting from the main church.

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January 8, 2009
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Byline: Dan Gilgoff

A California Supreme Court decision (http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S155094.PDF) this week that blocked three breakaway Episcopal Church parishes from holding onto their church buildings and property marks the latest in a string of legal victories for the national church and casts doubt on the efforts of other parishes to keep church grounds as they secede from the Episcopal Church over what they see as its liberal drift on matters like the ordination of gay clergy.

The Episcopal Church (http://www.episcopalchurch.org/), with 2.1 million members, hopes the California ruling also sets a precedent for the property ...

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