There was nothing done illegally by Bennison, but canons were clearly violated in the way money was taken from different trust funds to pay for the general operating budget, said Bill Wood, President of the Standing Committee. "Procedures were not followed; there was clearly a violation of Canon Law."

"There is no cause for action in civil law, but there are signs that canon law was violated," said Wood.

"Clearly we were disappointed, but after further conversations during the Conference we understand that our task is to take the initiative towards the Holy See to seek some creative type of expansion of the Pastoral Provision. I remain hopeful of a way forward," said TAC Bishop David Moyer, rector of the Anglo-Catholic parish of Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont, PA.

A scantily clad woman waltzed down the horseshoe shaped runway and approached the wannabe priest, undressing herself as she strutted her stuff. By the time she reached Sauls she was devoid of most of her clothing. She squatted in front of the future bishop of the Episcopal Church.

The source also revealed that litigation expenses run up by Bennison against two parishes - St. James the Less in East Philadelphia and the rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont - totaled nearly $1 million ($956,871.15) with the law firm of Drinker, Biddle, for zero gain to the diocese. St. James has had to close its doors as no one has turned up to two morning services and the temporary priest Fr. Robert Offerle has since left town. The entire congregation left with Fr.