The Problem of Heresy

Bishop James PikeNext weekend the Diocese of Pittsburgh holds its special diocesan convention to consider separating from The Episcopal Church. The Rev. Christopher Klukas, Rector of a church in that diocese, has written a helpful analysis of what happens when heresy in a denomination is not challenged.

“But how did we get to this point?  How did the Church become so corrupt?  … The roots of our present problems go as far back as 150 – 200 years. The situation didn’t become acute, however, until the 1960s. It was at this time that Bishop James Pike published a book called ‘A Time for Christian Candor.’ In this work he openly denied such basic doctrines as the Trinity, the Incarnation, and the Virgin birth.”

Download the 4 page PDF document from the website of Saint Martins Church in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. (Photo of Bishop James Pike: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.)