Does the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine bar courts from adjudicating the religious qualifications of the leaders of a religious institution?

QUESTION PRESENTED Bethesda University is a Pentecostal institution that requires its Board members to share its religious faith and to act consistently with its Pentecostal beliefs. Consistent with these requirements, Bethesda removed purported Board members who did not share its religious beliefs. Nonetheless, a California state court adjudicated an intra-faith dispute over the Board members’ religious qualifications, allowing a non-Pentecostal religious faction to usurp control of the University. The question presented is: Does the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine bar courts from adjudicating the religious qualifications of the leaders of a religious institution?