By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
March 18, 2010
The inhibited Bishop of Pennsylvania Charles E. Bennison who has denied the bodily resurrection of Jesus will be looking for his own ecclesiastical resurrection on May 4 in a final appeal to stay a bishop and be restored to his job.The Court of Review for the Trial of a Bishop has scheduled a one-day session at 9 a.m. on May 4 at the Cathedral of St. John, Wilmington, DE, to hear Bennison's appeal. The bishops who serve on the court will hear two hours of oral arguments.
According to attorney Hamilton "Chip" Doherty, Jr., Esq., of the law firm Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas, who is representing The Episcopal Church, there is no provision in Title IV for an appeal of the Final Judgment and Sentence of the Court of Review.
In June 2008, the Court for the Trial of a Bishop ruled that Bennison, Bishop of Pennsylvania since 1998, should be deposed for conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy.
Bennison was found guilty of covering up his younger brother John's sexual relations with a minor at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Upland, California. Charles Bennison was rector of the parish at that time. His brother was on staff as youth minister.
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GJ - So why is Fred Adrian restored to the Michigan District, WELS? I know why - he is not Episcopalian. The Episcopalians may seem pretty pathetic at times, but they have more spine than WELS.
