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Resolution 2008-RM-1
Annulling Accession to the Constitution and Canons of
The Protestant Episcopal Church


WHEREAS, the General Convention and leaders of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States (“The Episcopal Church”) have failed to uphold the teaching and authority of
Holy Scripture, have challenged or belittled core doctrines of the Christian faith, have refused
to conform to the agreed teaching and discipline of the Anglican Communion, and have
rejected the godly counsel of the leaders of our Communion; and
WHEREAS, the Diocese of Quincy desires to remain faithful to Holy Scripture and to the
historic faith and order of the Church as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, and to
preserve its link to historic Anglicanism by considering affiliation with the Anglican Church of
the Southern Cone;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, under the authority and provisions Article II of the Constitution of this Diocese as
adopted in 1993, that this 131st Synod of the Diocese of Quincy, gathered the ____ day of
November, 2008, hereby annuls its accession to the Constitution and Canons of The
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United
States of America, otherwise known as The Episcopal Church; and be it further
RESOLVED, that by this action the Diocese of Quincy is no longer subject to, nor bound by,
the authority of the Episcopal Church, its General Convention, its officers, councils or agents;
and as of this date no actions or asserted claims of the Episcopal Church, or its General
Convention, or its officers, councils, and agents, whether for acts or omissions alleged to
have occurred before or after the date hereof, shall have any canonical or legal effect upon,
or application to, this Diocese, its Bishop, any retired bishop, its clergy, its lay members, or
its member churches.
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EXPLANATION: Since 1993, under Article II of our Diocesan Constitution, our accession to
the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church has been “contingent upon the
continuing consent of Diocesan Synod.” This Resolution withdraws that consent and thereby
Diocese of Quincy, Proposed Synod Resolutions, 2008, Page 2
annuls our accession. Such action is necessary if the Diocese wishes to re-affiliate with the
Province of the Southern Cone.
NOTE: Since Resolution 2008-CC-1 below (the 2nd reading of 2007-CC-1), will amend the
same Article II of our Constitution, 2008-RM-1 is presented first to make clear that this first
action is taken under the authority of our Constitution as it has stood since 1993.
FUNDING IMPLICATIONS: Ending our affiliation with the General Convention of the
Episcopal Church may result in the Diocese or individual churches facing legal challenges
from officers or agents of the Episcopal Church if they attempt to assert control of properties
or funds held by our Diocese and churches. The likelihood of such litigation is uncertain, and
the costs cannot be accurately predicted.


Thanks to Stand Firm.