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Abundant Life school shooting underscores how Episcopal clergy perjury increases risk for the church
ByAnglican Watch December 22, 2024February 14, 2025

Disclosure: The following references Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti. The horrific recent shooting at Abundant Life Christian School underscores a significant problem in the Episcopal Church, which is the church’s role in knowingly distracting from real situations of potential violence by crying wolf. Specifically, Anglican Watch has repeatedly documented situations in which Episcopal clergy have,…

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Another blast of BS from Justin Welby underscores lack of accountability in CoE and TEC
ByAnglican Watch November 19, 2024November 22, 2024

Earlier today, Archbishop Welby’s son, Tim Welby, spoke out about his father’s resignation, saying that his position had become untenable due to the increasing clamor for his resignation. Predictably enough, the trolls came out in force, running interference for Welby and claiming he was taking responsibility for his mistakes. On this issue, we want to…

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Tenth Presbyterian continues to engage in unethical impression management, even as it defrocks abuser Carroll Wynne
ByAnglican Watch August 11, 2024August 29, 2024

As we continue to monitor the events unfolding at Tenth Presbyterian Philadelphia (PCA), one theme remains a constant. Specifically, despite defrocking several abusive individuals, including Carroll Wynne, the church, its session, and the Philadelphia Presbytery remain unrepentant and abusive on multiple levels. How can we say that? Isn’t the fact that the church is taking…

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Tenth Presbyterian Philadelphia again reveals hypocrisy, broken ethics
ByAnglican Watch April 28, 2024May 12, 2024

After the wave of adverse publicity and the resignation of corrupt senior minister Liam Goligher, we had hoped that, in some small way, Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) would clean up its act. But recent litigation involving former member Phil Snyder makes clear that nothing has changed at this spectacularly corrupt brood of vipers. A hypothetical Before…

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Grace Episcopal Alexandria: putting its money in all the wrong places
ByStinkbomb January 27, 2024June 22, 2024

Hello everyone. Our editor is out this week after a rough week health-wise with his husband’s heart transplant. That includes a near-miss the other day. I won’t share details, but he came very close to losing Mike, whom he loves passionately. Plus, it’s easier for me to do this post since it’s about his alma…

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Meltdown at St. Paul’s Shelton underscores the importance of suspending clergy early in the Title IV process
ByAnglican Watch January 24, 2024August 29, 2024

Historically, Anglican Watch has been a fan of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT) and its handling of clergy discipline. In particular, we like and respect former bishop Ian Douglas (who would have been an excellent presiding bishop) and the Rev. Canon Robin Hammeal-Urban, who has long been a driving force in improving Title IV. And while…

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Looking forward: Our hopes for 2024
ByAnglican Watch January 1, 2024January 5, 2024

Initially, when we sat down to write this, we were going to do predictions for 2024. But as we did, we realized that we sounded like the Delphic Oracle, muttering, “Beware the Ides of March.” Plus, several predictions don’t make sense without context, and in several cases, we have confidential information about the situation we…

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Empty Christmas services at Grace Episcopal Alexandria underscore the problems churches face when they experience clergy abuse
ByAnglican Watch December 27, 2023January 5, 2024

Disclosure: Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti is a former member of Grace Episcopal and launched this publication following criminal conduct by former rector Robert H. Malm. ### Far too often, vestry members, judicatories, and others in positions of power within the Episcopal church treat clergy misconduct as an inconsequential issue peripheral to the primary mission of the…

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Episcopal young adults urge changes to Title IV. We agree, but believe their recommendations don’t go far enough
ByAnglican Watch December 3, 2023January 5, 2024

The Episcopal Young Adult Caucus has spoken out about the grave problems with clergy discipline in the church. Anglican Watch agrees with and supports the criticisms and recommendations of the group’s statement, but wishes to go on the record as saying that the suggestions do not go far enough. Specifics: The Caucus correctly states that Todd Ousley needs to…

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Police report filed against Leslie Malm
ByAnglican Watch August 12, 2023August 30, 2023

Earlier today, we got another weird, threatening email. We looked up the geolocation connected with the email, and guess what? It returns to Wareham Massachusetts aka perjuring priest Bob Malm’s digs. Since we have previously warned Malm’s wife Leslie via legal counsel not to have further contact, we have filed a police report with the…

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Concerns increase about security at Episcopal schools. But what if the bigger risk is your clergyperson?
ByAnglican Watch June 23, 2023July 15, 2023

There’s a trend in the Anglican Watch inbox, and while it seems innocuous at first, the regularity of the comments makes it clear this is a serious concern. Specifically, we’re hearing from more and more parents and teachers that they do not believe Episcopal schools are taking adequate security measures. Why so many concerns? We don’t know,…

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Episcopal church gives new meaning to the word insanity
ByAnglican Watch June 13, 2023July 15, 2023

It’s been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly while expecting a different result. And while that may be true, the Episcopal church has a new, improved definition: Doing the same thing over and over. Having it fail. Declaring the result a stunning success. At a recent meeting held in the four-star…

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Megachurch pastor and alleged pedophile John Blanchard pulls a Bob Malm, has protestors arrested
ByAnglican Watch April 20, 2023July 17, 2023

According to The Virginian Pilot and My Christian Daily, John Blanchard, pastor of Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Va, had protestor Jamie Thomas, 43, handcuffed outside the church and taken before a magistrate last Sunday. He was charged with stalking and disclosing expunged police records — both misdemeanors — and was released on his own…

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Austin Davis, Covenant Presbyterian, and the present-day battle of Nashville, Tennessee
ByAnglican Watch April 5, 2023August 1, 2023

We have been in discussions with Austin Davis about his situation and hope to update the links in the reprinted article below, which dates from 2014 and is published by Wade Burleson. The allegations against Covenant Presbyterian seem to be straight out of the Tenth Presbyterian playbook. Also, they mirror the conduct of Episcopal priest…

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More on Covenant Presbyterian, Nashville
ByAnglican Watch March 28, 2023April 13, 2023

In light of the horrific shootings at Covenant School, Anglican Watch is updating our coverage of abuse at the church and related issues. We also remind those hurt by this senseless tragedy of the importance of seeking trauma-informed mental health care.

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Murder of Catholic bishop illustrates problems with TEC episcopacy
ByAnglican Watch February 22, 2023April 14, 2023

As our Roman sisters and brothers mourn the senseless murder of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop David O’Connell, his legacy illustrates the TEC episcopacy’s profound challenges. A priest for 45 years, O’Connell was known as a peacemaker who worked to reduce tensions between area residents and law enforcement, particularly following the beating death of Rodney King. The community he served…

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SNAP issues press release about perjuring Episcopal priest Bob Malm
ByAnglican Watch December 29, 2022October 15, 2024

Full disclosure: The press release references Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti This summer, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) issued this press release about Episcopal priest Bob Malm, canonically resident in the Diocese of Virginia and presently serving St. Peter’s Episcopal Church-on-the-Canal. The church is located in Bourne Ma. Both the Diocese of Massachusetts…

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Can we talk? My experience with abuse, PTSD, depression and the holidays
ByEric Bonetti December 4, 2022April 5, 2023

It’s been rightly said that I am bad at self-disclosure. In an effort to address that, and to possibly offer something of value to others this holiday season, I’m writing about my experiences with non-sexual abuse and the resulting depression and post-traumatic stress syndrome arising from the conduct of my former priest, Bob Malm. Context…

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Top ten toxic terrors of TEC
ByAnglican Watch October 27, 2022January 24, 2023

Anglican Watch is pleased to announce its first annual Top Ten Toxic Terrors of TEC list for 2022. Inclusion on the list is intended to highlight people, churches and dioceses that are causing lasting harm to others due to abusive conduct. This is vital for the survival of the denomination, as the church cannot change if…

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Additional allegations of abuse emerge at Grace Episcopal Alexandria
ByAnglican Watch September 21, 2022January 24, 2023

Full disclosure: Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti is a former member of Grace Episcopal and has written extensively about his negative experiences with the parish. He presently is in litigation against former rector Bob Malm. Anglican Watch has learned that the Rev. Fanny Belanger, former associate rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Alexandria Va., abruptly resigned…

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Bishop Love Title IV decision raises troubling ethical issues for the Episcopal church
ByAnglican Watch October 6, 2020April 5, 2023

Church governance geeks in the Episcopal Church heard earlier this week that the ironically named Bishop Love of the diocese of Albany has been found guilty by a Title IV hearing panel of violating general convention resolution B012, which requires all bishops to permit same-sex marriage in their dioceses. As one of the first same-sex…

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