For what exactly?

For money.

For money!

Yes, for millions if I can get it but I'll settle for one million...for starters.

And what do you want this money for?

To sue another group of Episcopalians who don't like me and who are not cooperating by holding on to parish properties that rightfully belong to the Episcopal Church and me.

Say what?

Yes, you heard. I want a million bucks from the Church Insurance Company of Vermont which is affiliated with my church -- the Episcopal Church -- to sue other Episcopalians in Charleston, SC who were formerly Episcopalians in The Episcopal Church but still call themselves the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, but who are now are under the ecclesiastical authority of a bunch of Anglican Archbishops in Africa.

Now I'm confused. You are an Episcopal bishop and you want money from another group in the Episcopal Church to sue yet another group of Episcopalians who are no longer Episcopalians? Is that correct?

Yes.

Have you taken your Prozac lately?

No. But that's not the point. You are being confused. This is The Episcopal Church and we are confused on just about everything from sodomy to money, but this time it is about money. Look, the church has pots of money. They paid a professor a million bucks to help in our lawsuit with the "other" here in Charleston. That was a big waste as far as I can see as we seem to be losing, so a million for us would go a long way to suing Bishop Mark Lawrence's Episcopalians about whom I cannot say a nice word (praise the Lord)...

Do you propose paying it back if you lose?

Hell, no!

And what will you do with the money?

Pay lawyers.

Petition granted.

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