Month: January 2023

PB Michael Curry preaches about the Good Samaritan, refuses to be one

January 31, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

You have to hand it to Episcopal Church leaders: They are nothing if not arrogant. In a pastoral word to the church (the phrase the church uses for messages from the Presiding Bishop), Michael Curry sent out comments earlier today about the murder of Tyre Nichols. The remarks themselves are entirely appropriate,

Bullies don’t exist

January 31, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Bullies don’t exist. At least that’s the viewpoint held by some who think that the intentional harm they cause to others is just what happens in the course of a day’s work or in the course of human relationships. And yes, we who live in community together do things to

Additional individual arrested in Episcopal corruption case in Haiti

January 31, 2023 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Additional arrest made in Episcopal corruption scandal in Haiti

Another suspect has been arrested in the long-running arms smuggling and corruption scandal involving the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti. According to the Haitian Times, police arrested Rubens Vilmont in the Delmas 75 neighborhood on January 21 for his alleged role in smuggling arms into Haiti via shipments from the Episcopal

Update: New allegations emerge about Tom Simmons

January 29, 2023 Anglican Watch One comment

Anglican Watch has received additional allegations about Tom Simmons, the allegedly adulterous married rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal in Purcellville, Va. Specific allegations include inappropriate comments about the breasts of teenaged female parishioners. While it is important to remember these are only allegations, we find the victim credible, particularly in her

Colin Ross on Guilty by reason of insanity: SBC plans to sell HQ, sheds members due to abuse but denies there’s an issue. Sounds painfully familiar.: “You forgot the Catholics. Vermont Diocese is filing for bankruptcy to hide its assets from its new round of abuse…”

Speaking Up on Do child sex offenders belong in church even if they are repentant?: “The failure to conduct background checks in the Diocese of ECR has been an ongoing issue, for at least 8…”

Patrick M. on I see dead people. Steve Berger claims to communicate with dead son, covers up issues when confronted: “That Berger father just looks repulsive, and is clearly attention-seeking at best. Whoever wrote Josiah’s obituary on Find A Grave…”

Anglican Watch on Former Anglican priest, pedophile David Valencia, resurfaces in Florida: “Not involved in this matter at all? By your own statement, your mother remained in contact with David for 17…”

M. Valencia on Former Anglican priest, pedophile David Valencia, resurfaces in Florida: “If you had taken the time to research further before writing such a damming article you would find the divorce…”