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[Bud Tillinghast]

The San Joaquin Diocese was one of the 4 that split off. It was even more conservative than Pittsburgh. They still refused to consider ordaining women.

The Diocese of Los Angeles elected a bishop who was both woman and lesbian.

Don't assess the Episcopal Church in Calif by the San Joaquin Valley!

Bud

On 3 May 2012, at 14:42, LAURELCG at aol.com wrote:

> Why do the signs on the buildings here and in Porterville (only 2 I've observed, perhaps part of the 100, but that seems a little unlikely) say "Anglican?"
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> In a message dated 5/3/2012 10:26:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tel at telphoto.com writes:
> This is really quite inaccurate. As Bud T. has also pointed out. The "schism" of the Episcopal Church was highly overrated. Quite a small group (like 4 Bishops and part of the membership of fewer than 100 churches) left and formed their own thing which is not recognized by anyone.
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> The Episcopal Church itself seems to be doing just fine, including attracting not only those supportive of LGBT people and women, but also a fair number of disenchanted ex-Catholics, particularly from Latin America.
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