Mr. Mark McCall

Affidavit Of Mark McCall

In April I submitted an affidavit in federal court in South Carolina on behalf of Bishop Mark Lawrence.  It was one of several affidavits submitted by the Diocese of South Carolina in response to litigation filed against Bishop Lawrence by parties supporting the position of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina.  My affidavit included work on issues relating to TEC polity that I have done over the last three years but had not previously published.  This affidavit has been part of the public record for several months.  ACI is now posting it online.

Ordination Vows: Do Bishops Pledge to Conform to Unconstitutional Canons?

It has become commonplace for those supporting the current majority in The Episcopal Church to claim that a bishop's ordination vow, particularly what is called the "Declaration of Conformity," is a vow to accept the majority's interpretation of TEC's polity that would grant unfettered supremacy to General Convention's actions. For example, Fr.

TEC Polity, The Civil Law and the Anglican Covenant

An Address Delivered to the Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas October 14, 2009 Bishop Stanton has already addressed the subject of TEC's polity from the perspective of its history and constitution. In just a bit, Dr. Turner will talk about the Anglican covenant, its provisions and background. What I want to do briefly is address both of these topics, but from a different angle: first, to talk about TEC's polity from the perspective of the civil law and then to look at the Anglican covenant from the perspective of TEC polity.

Statement in Response to Father Mark Harris

Fr. Mark Harris has published today a further article on his blog, "Preludium," concerning the "Bishops' Statement on the Polity of The Episcopal Church," published yesterday by the Anglican Communion Institute, Inc.  Fr. Harris is a member of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church. Fr. Harris had previously disclosed on his blog obviously confidential communications, including material protected by the attorney-client privilege, concerning the Bishops' Statement.  Today, in addition to defending his publication of the privileged communications, Fr.

Statement on the "Sentence of Deposition" of Bishop Duncan

Prior to the meeting of the House of Bishops last week The Anglican Communion Institute, Inc. warned that the "proceeding against Bishop Duncan clearly belong[s] to a larger effort to create an office of Presiding Bishop, and a way of proceeding in the present season, at odds with the constitution and canons of this church."  Following the questionable vote, ACI noted that "the legitimacy of the House's action and the Presiding Bishop's leadership has been placed in serious question before the eyes of the Communion and the larger public.

Do Bishops Deserve Due Process?

ACI has consistently sought to secure the mission and identity of The Episcopal Church within the larger Anglican Communion. Events such as the published proceeding against Bishop Duncan clearly belong to a larger effort to create an office of Presiding Bishop, and a way of proceeding in the present season, at odds with the constitution and canons of this church. We are for this reason concerned to publish the timely statement of Mark McCall.

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A Reply to Bishop Sauls

With Bishop Sauls' lengthy and considered review of the canonical irregularities in the cases of Bishops Cox and Schofield, we can now assume that the leadership of The Episcopal Church has made the best case that can be made in defense of these actions. But a review of Bishop Sauls' memorandum shows that one cannot defend the indefensible. His analysis studiously avoids addressing the controlling issues. He extols safeguards that were not followed in these very cases.
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