Yes, the founding of the Ecumenical Catholic Churches is the opposite of what is happening in the Episcopal Church. The one involves division in favor of conservative values, the other is division in favor of progressive values.

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In most local communities in California, there's no longer an Episcopal congregation. They're "Anglican" in order to keep the sexual orientation of their clergy hetero.

Blessings,

Jann

In a message dated 5/3/2012 7:31:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tel@telphoto.com writes:

Hmm, they sound like the Episcopal Church. Why did they decide to create a new organization?

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