“In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,” [bishop] Rowe wrote. “Accordingly, we have determined that, by the end of the federal fiscal year, we will conclude our refugee resettlement grant agreements with the U.S. federal government.”
The Episcopal church already has a separatist movement in the US and Canada, this will probably get ugly.
It was the issue of slavery that bifurcated the Baptist Church.