ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Episcopal Church’s leading church watchdog group is calling for the resignations of St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue rector, The Rev. Carl Turner, and vicar Matthew Moretz. Anglican Watch, the church’s unofficial watchdog, is requesting the resignations following news that the church and various named individuals, including
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Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue announces investigation into allegations of sexual abuse, nine months after it first learned about these issues and retaliated against the complainant
The purpose of this post is simple: We are calling BS on Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue following the church’s announcement that it is conducting a third-party investigation into allegations of sexual assault. Specifically, while the church claims in an email sent today that “the safety of all those in
Continue readingAs Alabama diocese looks for new bishop diocesan, corruption and clergy disciplinary problems remain unaddressed
As the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama slogs through the process of identifying a successor to retiring bishop Glenda Curry, enormous problems with clergy discipline and organizational integrity remain. Thus, if the Diocese is to survive in its current form, whoever next serves as bishop diocesan has a lot of hard
Continue readingACNA bishop Ruch trial to resume on October 8
The Court for the Trial of a Bishop released the following statement this evening, concerning the restart date of the Ecclesiastical Trial of Bishop Stewart Ruch. This statement and further information about this case can be found on the ACNA’s Ecclesiastical Court Updates page. The Trial Court of a Bishop
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