Spotlight on abuse: Episcopal priest Charles W. Appel, Jr.
The Rev. Charles W. Appel, Jr. of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh renounced his priesthood in the Episcopal Church voluntarily in 2001, after charges were brought against him under the church’s clergy disciplinary canons during the tenure of Bishop Robert Duncan. General Seminary graduate Appel was administrator of the diocesan Calvary Camp from 1971 to…