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DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH REJECTS ABORTION POSITION

Pittsburgh: ECUSA's Pro-Abortion Position Rejected by Standing Committee Resolution

Leadership Disassociates from RCRC
April 24, 2006

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh voted unanimously on April 17 to disassociate from a decision on January 9 by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church to reaffirm its membership in the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a group that advocates unrestricted abortion. The full text of the Standing Committee's resolution follows:

WHEREAS, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church USA meeting in Des Moines Iowa, January 9-12, 2006 and acting on behalf of the Episcopal Church, by resolution, joined the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a group that advocates unrestricted abortion, a position that is contrary to the clear meaning of Holy Scripture, the received teaching of the Church throughout the ages, and the stated position of several General Conventions of the Episcopal Church,

AND WHEREAS, the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh in its Constitution and Canons is under no warrant to support or obey any resolution, canon or constitutional provision which is contrary to the historic Faith and Order of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church,

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Bishops and the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh do disassociate themselves from this action of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, do encourage all other diocese of the Episcopal Church to do likewise and request the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church meeting June 10-21, 2006 in Columbus Ohio to repudiate and overturn this action of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church

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