Even James Otey

Even if we wished to dispute these conclusions about Church structure and to claim that the Church is a federation, the matter is still moot.The constitution of the Episcopal Church explicitly put matters of faith (the Book of Common Prayer, Articles of Religion, etc.) under the authority of General Convention.
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Even James Otey, who became the senior bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Confederacy, did not believe that secession required the Church to separate.