Church dispute at Supreme Court

The EFC is seeking intervener status in a case involving the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of Canada. The church is challenging an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that permits courts to judicially review a dispute between members of the church and their bishop on a theological and disciplinary decision. This ruling conflicts with a previous Supreme Court decision (in which the EFC intervened) that ruled the courts will not “become the arbiter of religious dogma” and that ecclesiastical decisions about membership and discipline are outside the scope of judicial review.