From the Washington Times: National church backs diocese vs. breakaways

February 13th, 2007 posted by kendall at 11:50 am

The Episcopal Church is backing the Virginia diocese in suing 11 breakaway congregations over millions of dollars worth of property.

The national church on Friday filed a lawsuit in Fairfax County similar to ones filed last month by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

The 20-page suit seeks “preliminary and permanent injunctions” prohibiting the breakaway congregations from accessing the physical church property and other assets, according to the Episcopal News Service.

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