Decision Number 1115

SUBJECT TO FINAL EDITING


April 23, 2009

Decision


The Bishop's decision of law is affirmed in part and reversed in part. When the Bishop ruled that clergy are subject to the provisions of just resolution and fair process (¶ 2701) in situations that involve alleged violations, her ruling is affirmed. When she ruled that "the resolution is permissible" though it is in violation of the provisions of the Discipline, her ruling is reversed. Ruben T. Reyes was absent. Jay Arthur Garrison, first lay alternate, participated in this decision.

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