Clarification of the Situation
from
Fr David L Moyer

17 August 2002

My brethren in the Lord Jesus:

For the sake of clarification, and the truthfulness of my situation as a man who has been Inhibited for six months from priestly ministries, and threatened with Deposition on Sept. 4, 2002, I respectfully ask that you consider the following facts:

1 - I have never barred the Bishop of Pennsylvania from my parish.

2 - On the occasions of being informed of his intentions to make an Episcopal visitation, I respectfully asked him not to come. It was his choice not to come.

3 - I have repeatedly told him that I and my people could not in good conscience welcome him in his pastoral and sacramental capacity because of his failure to publicly affirm orthodox, biblical, catholic, and apostolic Christianity as expressed within the Anglican Communion. Bishops are called to be teachers of the Truth as revealed in Holy Scripture and set forth in the catholic creeds. Failure to do so deems one a false teacher, and Scripture is clear about one’s moral duty in that regard. I should also add that my second ordination vow, twenty-five years ago, was to "with all faithful diligence, banish and drive away from the Church all strange and erroneous doctrines contrary to God’s Word written…"

4 - Several times during his episcopate, Bishop Bennison has worshipped with us, been a communicant at our Altar, and been welcomed for parish fellowship.

In the Name of God, I declare this to be factually true.

In the service of Christ,

The Rev. Dr. David L. Moyer, SSC
Rector, Good Shepherd, Rosemont
President, Forward in Faith, North America

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