Alan Gates, the deeply corrupt Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts, has announced his retirement. In a letter posted on the diocesan website, Gates announced plans to retire at the end of 2024. Additionally, he has called for the election of his successor, and indicated that the Rt. Rev. Susan Gallagher will continue as assisting bishop through Read More
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.
Episcopal priest John E. McGinn, then rector of St. John’s church in Sandwich Ma, was suspended in 2013 after allegedly plagiarizing more than a dozen sermons from the online publication “Dynamic Preaching.” Fifteen sermons were identified as being used verbatim from the book, with McGinn’s plagiarism extending back to at least 2006. When the alleged plagiarism first arose, McGinn Read More
Abuse in a church setting has been described as soul murder, for it destroys or seriously injures the divine light inside each of us. But bad as church abuse is, there is something worse. That something is church intake officers who refuse to follow church canons that address abuse and otherwise engage in corruption. And so it is Read More