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ADDENDUMActions and inactions of Bishop Lawrence, as demonstrated bv the subm itted evidence,establish abandonm ent of the Doctrine. Discinline and W orship of The Episcopal ChurchJ T EC ) ~ ~i s h G a w r e z . is actions and inactions include, but are not limited to thefollowinp:

1) Amend ment to the Diocesan Corporate Charter Purpose Statement:"Episcopal Diocese" and The Protestant Episcopal Church "in the United States ofAm erica" were eliminated from the Diocesan Corporate Charter Purpose S tatement, andreplaced with "Diocese of South Carolina." [TAB 1, p. 15: Resolution OverviewOctober 15, 201 0 Reconvened Convention]2) Amendments to Diocesan Constitution: Articles I, VIII.l.a.2.e, VIII.l.b.2.e, IX, XI1were am ended, removing accession to The Episcopal Church Constitution whereinconsistent with the Diocesan Constitution (Art. I); rem oving accession to The EpiscopalChurch Canons (Art. I); removing conformity to TEC Canons and General Conventionfor new parishes and missions (Art.VIII.1 .a.2.e and V III.l.b.2.e); and eliminating"Canons of the General Conven tion" for trials of Clergy (Art. IX). [TAB 1, pp. 6-8:Resolution Overview, given lnd eading approval October 15,2010 ReconvenedConvention, and 2"dreading adoption February 201 1 ]3) Amendments to Diocesan Canons: Canons I1 Sec 1,111 Sec.1, V, VI Sec. 2, IX Sec. 2,XI11 Sec . 9.c, XXI Sec . 3, XXII, XXVII, XXVIII, and XXIX Sec. 5 were amended,removing accession to the C anons of The Episcopal Church, with the exception ofretaining the Title IV 2006 disciplinary procedures; and repealing the requirement thatall Parish, Mission, or C ongregation Property is to be held in trust for the EpiscopalChurch and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina. [TAB 1,

pp. 8-15: Resolution Overview]4) Resolution adop ted, naming the Bishop as Ecclesiastical Authority, unless no bishop ispresent, then the Standing Com mittee is Ecclesiastical Authority. [TAB 1 , p. 5:Resolution Overview] Bishop L awrence took no legal action against the leadership ofthe S t. Andrews Parish, Mt. Pleasant, when it withdrew from (TE C) in March 2010 andretained its property. St. Andrew 's website: http://www.wearestandrews.com/default.as~x5 ) Resolution adopted and Bishop has declared verbally and in writing many times, that theDiocese of South Carolina is a "Sovereign Diocese;" that "the Presiding Bishop has noauthority to retain attorneys in the Diocese;" that the Diocese "demands that the Presiding

Bishop withd raw and terminate engagement of legal counsel;" and "the Presiding Bishophas w rongfully intruded into this sovereignty." [TAB 1, p. 4: Resolution Overview,March 2 010 Annual D iocesan Convention ]6) The Dioce san website, htt~://www.dioceseofsc.or~,pproved and electronicallypublished by Bishop Law rence, who has so le Eccelesastical Authority, ha s removedsubstantially all references to TEC. M ore than half of the parishes with working websites


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