The good news just keeps on coming from retired Episcopal priest Allen Farabee. Previously dean of the Buffalo Cathedral, Farabee was pushed out amidst plummeting attendance at the cathedral and controversial remarks in support of gay bathhouses. Now, local media report that Farabee, 76, has been arrested after two alleged incidents in
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Epicenter of abuse: The Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem
A little-known fact about sexual misconduct in the Catholic church is that it tends to occur in clusters. For instance, the Catholic Diocese of Joliet is famous for the number of cases there. Other dioceses have few reported cases. No diocese is immune. Unfortunately, the same pattern exists in the Anglican Communion and the
Continue readingSpotlight on abuse: Episcopal priest Ignacio Aymerich
the Rev. Ramon Ignacio Aymerich was received into the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Western New York from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo in 1982. He was called to the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem in December 1983 and undertook “Anglican Year” studies at the General Theological Seminary in
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