DWTX from Anaheim - A second resolution sent by the Diocese of West Texas to The Episcopal Church prior to the 76th General Convention has received a reply. At its meeting in McAllen in February, Diocesan Council adopted a resolution entitled, “TEC Litigation Forbearance Policy.” It asks that “all dioceses, parishes, and bishops adopt a policy of negotiation and/or mediation with regard to disputes over property and do everything in their power to resolve such disputes prior to engaging in secular lawsuits with fellow Christians.”
The resolution directed the secretary of the diocese, the Rev. David Read, to communicate the adopted resolution to the Presiding Bishop and Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, and to report to the Council any response received before Convention convenes.
According to Read, the resolution was transmitted to both the Presiding Bishop and the Executive Council. In late June, he received a reply from the Rev. Dr. Gregory Straub, Secretary of the General Convention, saying the Episcopal Church Executive Council will address the resolution at its next meeting, scheduled for October 2009 in Memphis.
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