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P0881 In an action by a church against the hierarchical ecclesiastic organization to which it belonged, the ecclesiastical rule bars judicial consideration of pastoral suspension, which is a matter of doctrine, but under neutral principles of civil law, the trial court properly could decide that the local church violated the organization's and its own bylaws, and that its attempt to disaffiliate from the controlling body was invalid, justifying the controlling body's imposition of supervision over assets of the local church.CitationCONCORD CHRISTIAN CENTER v OPEN BIBLE STD CHURCHES (Hierarchical Church) 132 CA4 1396 [See: Jones v Wolf 443 US 595]
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