"I pray that in time these sad divisions may be healed," the Anglican Bishop of New Westminster, Rev. Michael Ingham, said in a statement released... [this week]....

"Obviously, this decision is extremely disappointing and should be of great concern to all Christian denominations," she said. "While these congregations have remained steadfast in their faith, and have not changed the traditional teaching of the Christian church, they have now been called to sacrifice all their assets, including their church properties, for the sake of their faith."

[Special counsel to the ANiC Cheryl] Chang added: "We always said that given a choice, we would choose our faith over our properties, and we have been willing to make that sacrifice if called upon by the courts to do so."

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