Chance of Episcopal split more serious
By Jim Jones
McClatchy Newspapers

Schism and rumors of schism have troubled the Episcopal Church for more than three decades. But talk of the venerable church being split into different camps has never been more serious than now.

Fallout began last month when the Episcopal Church elected Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of Nevada as its new presiding bishop. When she is installed in November, she will become the first woman to lead a national church in the Anglican Communion.

Fort Worth Bishop Jack Iker and six other American bishops in the dioceses of Dallas; Pittsburgh; San Joaquin in Fresno, Calif.; South Carolina (Charleston); Central Florida (Orlando); and Springfield, Ill., have declared Schori unacceptable because of her pro-gay stance. the rest