CA Ct App Overturns Church Property Decision

[Friedman, Howard M.]

While some media reports say that the decision involved 3 breakaway parishes, the opinion appears to only relate to one of the parishes-- St. James Parish in Newport Beach. Does anyone have an explanation for the discrepancy?  More on the case is at
 http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2007/06/california-court-upholds-episcopal.html
 
Howard Friedman

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The court found for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the national church and against three theologically conservative breakaway parishes.  In doing so, the court rejected rulings from other appellate circuits in California that had placed California in the "neutral principles" camp.
 
Opinion (.pdf) is here:  http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/G036096.PDF
LA Times article is here:  http://tinyurl.com/2bgn8e
 
Jeff
 
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