California diocese secedes from Episcopalian Church

LOS ANGELES -- A California diocese of the Episcopalian Church has announced its secession from the Episcopalian Church because of its liberal positions, in particular vis-a-vis gay rights.

The decision was supported by a strong majority of delegates at the 48th San Joaquin Diocesan Convention in the town of Fresno.

“For twenty years and more we have watched The Episcopal Church lose its way: straying, at first, from Scripture ... and, finally, on to unilateral decisions about theology, sexuality, and ordination potentially cutting itself off from the Anglican Communion,” John-David Schofield, the bishop of San Joaquin, told delegates Friday.

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