On hearing the news that he had won the top spot to be the next Bishop of California, Bishop Mark Andrus cried with a loud voice: "My commitment to Jesus Christ's own mission of inclusion is resolute." He was speaking for tens of thousands of Episcopalians who have bought into this simplistic, faith undermining, notion.

These are the toughest and harshest words to date to come from any primate of the Anglican Communion and it bodes ill for the titular head of the Anglican Communion, Dr. Rowan Williams. They also carry special weight because of the size of the African province - 18 million strong and climbing with aggressive evangelistic efforts expected to double the church in three years.

At the very minimum he understands that we now have two religions in The Episcopal Church and one of them has nothing to do with historic Christianity.

Within days five other bishops joined him in seeking 'alternative pastoral oversight.' They include the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Central Florida, San Joaquin, South Carolina, and Springfield. You can be sure more will come. This fracture of The Episcopal Church has not yet morphed into full blown schism, but these are early days.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, pending final ratification by its 141st Annual Convention, withdraws its consent, pursuant to Article VII of the Constitution of the Episcopal Church, to be included in the Third Province of the Episcopal Church, seeking emergence of a new Tenth Province of the Episcopal Church which is fully Windsor compliant, positioned with that part of the Episcopal Church determined to maintain constituent status in the Anglican Communion.