Health or heresy appendix two

Health or heresy appendix two: "Algernon Sidney Crapsey, Episcopalian, USA – 1906

Crapsey’s troubles began around 1895 regarding his preference for moral and social issues, and church unity, over doctrine. In 1905, as part of a series of lectures on the relationship between the Church and the State, Crapsey made statements which were understood to challenge the doctrines of the virgin birth, the bodily resurrection and the divinity of Jesus. A committee appointed to review his case declined to recommend a trial, but condemned his teaching. Considerable controversy was raised, and the Bishop initiated a presentment in 1906 on two counts of heresy and appointed a court to hear the case. Witnesses called to support the orthodoxy of Crapsey’s views were not allowed to testify, and Crapsey was convicted. On appeal the conviction was upheld. Crapsey resigned and never took another church position. Later in life he described himself as a Pantheistic Humanist."

Well, doesn't that sound like something someone we know would do??? I wondered if this man was an anscestor of mine, and I am going to make a wild leap of faith that he is. :-) (Yes, I know I ended that in a preposition, too bad.)