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Progressive
Episcopalians
of
Pittsburgh is a
group of Episcopal clergy and laity dedicated to maintaining the health and unity of
The Episcopal Church, including the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as a theologically diverse expression of Anglicanism in America. PEP seeks both a church and a society that strive for justice and peace among all people, and that respect the dignity of every human being.
PEP is a member of
Via Media USA,
an alliance of similar groups dedicated to the traditional Anglicanism of
The Episcopal Church. We are not liberal or conservative,
not Evangelical or Anglo-Catholic, not
low-, broad-, or high-church. We are all those things and more:
we are one in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Non-realigning Episcopalians
Recognized as Episcopal
Diocese of Episcopal Church
October 10, 2008.
The realignment vote on October 4 left the Standing
Committee, the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese
in the absence of a bishop, with a single member, the
Rev. James Simons, who intended to stay in The Episcopal
Church.
When he determined on October 8 that this was the case,
Simons appointed the Rev. Jeff Murph and Ms. Mary
Roehrich to the Standing Committee, and he informed the
Presiding Bishop of the developments in Pittsburgh.
On October 9, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
acknowledged the three-member Standing Committee as the
ecclesiastical authority of the Episcopal Diocese of
Pittsburgh of The Episcopal Church.
Additional details can be read in the Episcopal News
Service story available
here.
The Web site of The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh of
The Episcopal Church can be found at
http://episcopalpgh.org. Additional information can
be found on its Web site.
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Diocesan Convention
Approves ‘Realignment’
October 4, 2008.
Meeting at St. Martin’s, Monroeville, the annual
convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh
approved “realignment” today. The convention adopted
constitutional and
canonical changes intended to remove the diocese from
The Episcopal Church and to attach it to the Anglican
Church of the Southern Cone.
Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh believes that
“realignment” is fundamentally impossible. The Episcopal
Diocese of Pittsburgh remains in The Episcopal Church,
though many of its members and leaders now claim to have
left it and are no longer qualified to hold office in
the diocese.
PEP has issued a press
release, which can be read
here.
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House of Bishops Consents to Deposition of Bishop Duncan
September 18, 2008.
The House of Bishops, meeting today in Salt Lake
City, Utah, voted to consent to the deposition of
Pittsburgh’s bishop, the Rt.Rev. Robert W. Duncan, for
abandoning the communion of The Episcopal Church. The
deposition of the bishop makes the Standing Committee
the ecclesiastical authority for the diocese. Bishop
Duncan now claims to be a bishop of the Southern Cone, a
South American Province of the Anglican Communion.
The PEP press release concerning Bishop Duncan’s
deposition can be read
here.
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KEEP UP WITH DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST TO PITTSBURGH
EPISCOPALIANS
READ
Pittsburgh Update
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Diocese Offers Advice to Loyal Episcopalians
October 14, 2008.
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh is providing advice
to all Episcopalians in the diocese who intend to stay
in The Episcopal Church. PEP strongly recommends that
loyal Episcopalians read “FAQs
for Parishes” on the new diocesan
Web
site and follow its advice. The diocese is also
sponsoring an informational event on October 16 called
“Moving Forward with Grace.” More information is
available
here. |
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Gundersen Disputes McCall Analysis of Episcopal Church
Hierarchy
September 18, 2008.
Church historian Dr. Joan Gundersen has released an
8-page paper published by PEP titled “A Response to Mark
McCall’s ‘Is The Episcopal Church Hierarchical?’” The
paper is a reply to a legal and historical analysis by
attorney Mark McCall that purports to show that dioceses
in The Episcopal Church are independent entities free to
leave the church at any time. Dr. Gundersen’ paper
argues that McCall has misinterpreted and simply missed
much of the historical evidence that shows conclusively
that the church is hierarchical in polity, with dioceses
subject to the acts of the General Convention. PEP
issued a press release about the Gundersen report
here. |
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READ
The PEP Newsletter |
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