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"Here I stand, I can do no other," the bishop said, quoting Martin Luther's famous declaration. "I will neither compromise the faith once delivered to the saints, nor will I abandon the sheep who elected me to protect them."

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News stories about Charles Bennison and the Diocese of Pittsburgh's withdrawal include:

Calm Prevailed on Eve of Bishop Bennison's Inhibition | Clergy and deputies of the Diocese of Pennsylvania met in an eerily calm convention Nov. 3, even as their bishop counted down the hours before his inhibition from all duties of ordained ministry. (The Living Church Foundation)

Episcopal bishop won't 'abandon' his local sheep | Representatives of Pittsburgh's Episcopal Diocese ignored a warning to their bishop from the church's national leader on Friday and took a step toward a possible affiliation with an Anglican church outside the United States. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Episcopal Church Suspends Pa. Bishop | The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania has been ordered to cease his duties until a church trial about accusations that he concealed a relative's sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in the 1970s, a newspaper reported Thursday. (Associated Press)

Bishop Suspended, Accused Of Covering Up Child Abuse | I-Team revealed sex abuse cover-up. (ABC News)

US bishops face legal action from Episcopal church | Two senior Anglican bishops are facing legal actions from their own church in the US. (The Times)

Episcopal bishop suspended | The head of the denomination's Philadelphia diocese is accused of concealing his brother's sexual abuse of a minor. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese Votes to Leave the Church | By more than a two-to-one vote, members of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh voted Friday in favor of separating from the national church because of a theological rift that began with the consecration of an openly gay bishop in 2003. (The New York Times)

For more Christianity Today coverage, see our section on the widening division in the Anglican Communion.

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