The Episcopal Title IV clergy disciplinary canons have many problems, not just the fact that they’re huge and unwieldy. And while we can’t possibly hope to cover all the issues with Title IV in one post — or even a series of posts — one big problem is the willingness of judicatories to “pass the…
Sources close to the case tell Anglican Watch that, absent unforeseen circumstances, prosecutor Antonia Barry intends to retry Episcopal priest Richard Losch over allegations that he raped a boy at a New Hampshire boy scout camp in the 1970s. A previous trial ended in a hug jury. Anglican Watch endorses plans for a retrial, particularly in light of…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 25, 2025 /Standard Newswire/ — Anglican Watch, the unofficial watchdog of the Episcopal Church, today called on state attorneys general to investigate the denomination’s ongoing refusal to comply with state mandatory child sex abuse reporting obligations. Of particular concern is the refusal of Episcopal Church officials to report historic child sex abuse cases,…
On a day when many are reflecting on issues of organizational and collective integrity, there is good news from within the Episcopal Church. Specifically, incoming Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe has removed corrupt Bishop Todd Ousley from all involvement in the Title IV process for bishops as a precursor to Ousley’s departure later this year. Anglican…
It’s long been a fundamental tenet within private companies that illegal conduct by an employee can and should result in immediate termination. Yet the Episcopal Church, which far too often treats Title IV, the clergy disciplinary canon, as the only solution to clergy misconduct, almost invariably ignores criminal conduct and other egregious misconduct by clergy….
Regular readers of Anglican Watch will probably grin — and roll their eyes — to learn that we have now read the entire Blue Book, the enormous heap of paper that magically appears prior to every Episcopal General Convention (GC). Yes, we are governance geeks. In our reading, we note that Title IV and the spectacularly corrupt…
As many of you know, Episcopal priest Richard Losch is facing felony charges for child sexual abuse dating from the mid-1970’s. Anglican Watch has done an enormous amount of research into Losch, including his various jobs that provided him with access to children. These include stints in education, as a priest, and in Boy Scouts. In dozens…