The Associated Press notes

Theological conservatives upset by the liberal views of the Episcopal Church are forming a rival denomination. The new Anglican Church in North America will include four Episcopal dioceses that recently split from the U.S. church, along with breakaway Anglican parishes from Canada. The announcement Wednesday in Wheaton, Illinois, comes after decades of debate over what Episcopalians should believe about issues ranging from salvation to sexuality. Tensions erupted in 2003 when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

This can’t be a surprise to anyone who has been watching the doings of the Episcopal Church.  Sad as splits are, they are better than compromise over non-negotiables or the outright castration of principle.  Remaining ‘as one’, on the other hand, is a betrayal of personal belief on the part of both parties who no longer really are ‘one body’ in Christ.