South Carolina prepares to fire first shot

The Diocese of South Carolina is preparing the road to thinking they can leave The Episcopal Church (TEC). Are we surprised? Bishop Lawrence has long been known as a person of suspect integrity who has repeatedly obfuscated his plans to lead the diocese out of TEC.

Resolved that Article I of the Diocese of South Carolina is hereby amended to read as follows: The Church in the Diocese of South Carolina accedes to and adopts the Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. and acknowledges this authority accordingly.

Here is an interesting bit that is added in the resolution explanation.

In the event that any provision of the Constitution of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America is inconsistent with, or contradictory to, the Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, the Constitution and Canons of this Diocese shall prevail..

Read the whole resolution here.