Legal Opinion
Protestant Episcopal Church v. Barker
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 1981No. Civ. 59019PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, J.
The question: Do four Los Angeles churches which have seceded from their regional and national affiliation lose title to church property held in their own names? Yes, say the general church organizations with which the local churches have been heretofore affiliated. No, say the seceding local church organizations which hold title.
This litigation arose as a result of a doctrinal controversy within the general church involving ordination of women as priests and interpretation of the Nicene Creed. The four local church congregations, and others not involved in this litigation,…
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