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VIRTUEONLINE'S Choices for Top Twelve Episcopal/Anglican Stories of the Year
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
December 29, 2010
1. Lesbian priest Mary Glasspool elected Bishop Suffragan in Diocese of Los Angeles. Action rocks Anglican world. ABC issues warning of consequences.
2. Continuing court rulings in VA, CA, Ft. Worth, Quincy and Colorado.
3. The flight of more parishes, clergy and laity from The Episcopal Church. ASA shows continued decline.
4. Proposed Anglican Covenant: Nobody wants it, but ABC insists it will work if everyone signs on.
5. Church of England Synod: Mitregate and issues surrounding an Ordinariate for fleeing Anglo-Catholics.
6. Fr. Dan Martins an orthodox priest's election and consents.
7. Anglican and Episcopal Blogs go viral.
8. The return of PA Bishop Charles Bennison - the bishop nobody wants.
9. Episcopal seminaries in decline. Episcopal cathedrals face uncertain future: Washington National Cathedral layoffs.
10. Haiti earthquake. Rebuilding Episcopal presence.
11. Revision of Title IV Canons. TEC more hierarchical. Sovereign rights of dioceses now in jeopardy.
12. Diocese of South Carolina stands up to National Church over property issues.
Top 10 stories in number of visits according to Google Analytics:
1. WIKILEAKS: US Presiding Bishop Reveals Bitter Hatred Towards Orthodox Primates
2. The State of Episcopal Church Cathedrals in the US
3. Dublin Could be Archbishop of Canterbury's Waterloo
4. VANCOUVER, BC: Bishop Michael Ingham's Inglorious Reign
5. WESTERN NEW YORK: New Episcopal Bishop Spun Role as Victim in Walkabout over Berkeley/Yale Scandal
6. HELMETTA, NJ: New Precedent Set in Episcopal Church Property Settlement Wars
7. IRD President Answers His Episcopal Critics. Reflects on Mainline Decline
8. Empty seats in Dublin as Primates opt out
9. LINCOLN, RI: Christ Church Models Merging as Parishes Go into Decline
10. PENNSYLVANIA: Standing Committee Turns Up Heat to Get Rid of Bishop Charles Bennison
Ongoing Stories for 2011:
1. Continued Lawsuits in four dioceses/individual parishes and The Episcopal Church. Millions will be spent on lawyers to keep properties from fleeing TEC.
2. Continued decline of TEC in ASA, plate and pledge offerings.
3. Legal plight of four dioceses Pittsburgh, Ft. Worth. San Joaquin and Quincy will continue in courts.
4. Resolution of Virginia lawsuits by courts over a dozen parishes leaving TEC.
5. Property lawsuits could reach Supreme Court of US for ruling. St. James, Newport Beach, could lead the way.
6. Bishop Bennison: Jefferts Schori's possible intervention.
7. Continued growth of ACNA. More bishops, new parish start-ups. Apb. Robert Duncan finally hailed as rescuer of Anglicanism in North America by Global South Primates.
8. Covenant discussions will continue.
9. Global South will announce new GAFCON meeting. Jerusalem Declaration backed. Covenant will be formally rejected by Global South.
10. Ordinariate in US fails to attract major following. Break-up of ACA/TAC in North America.
11. More orthodox parishes flee TEC. Bishops tighten grip on dioceses. Lawsuits over properties will continue. Persecution of orthodox priests in TEC will go viral.
12. Presiding Bishop exercises Title IV revisions.
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