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Text messages suggest an ongoing problem with sexual harassment by St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue gay employees and parishioners

July 19, 2025 Anglican Watch One comment

Redacted screen cap of Erich Erving’s religious-themed porn

The header photo is a screen cap of religious-themed pornography by Saint Thomas Choir School resident Erich Erving. Full frontal nudity in the image has been redacted. Other key points: We believe the church employee referenced in these messages is Bill Davis but have been unable to independently confirm this.

Rising tensions between St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and Diocese underscore need for independent Title IV bishop and other changes

July 15, 2025 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia There have been unmistakable signs of tension between St. Thomas Fifth Avenue and the Episcopal Diocese of New York since the stuff first hit the fan over multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment by St. Thomas staff against an adult male parishioner. This tension underscores

Anglican Watch files Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint against the Rev. Canon Carl Turner, rector of St. Thomas Fifth Avenue

July 2, 2025 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Anglican Watch calls for criminal investigation of Episcopal Church

Yesterday, Anglican Watch filed a Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint against the Rev. Canon Carl Turner, rector of St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue. We did so on behalf of a male victim of sexual assault at the church, whom we referred to by the pseudonym “Michael” in order to protect his privacy and

John Carpenter on Fraud in TGC’s Themelios: “I gave them 2 months to get this right before going public and they ignored me.”

Heather Hardy on Beware St. Thomas Fifth Avenue: The Groping Guru, aka Fr. Mark Schultz, continues to lurk: “Ughhh….St. Thomas’s makes me sick!”

Baptismal Vows on What on earth is going on with St. Peter’s Episcopal (Cazenovia NY) and its rector, Rebecca Roberts?: “Celebrant: Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? People:…”

Janet on What on earth is going on with St. Peter’s Episcopal (Cazenovia NY) and its rector, Rebecca Roberts?: “It would seem that TEC is infested with narcissists, covert & overt.”

Andy on What on earth is going on with St. Peter’s Episcopal (Cazenovia NY) and its rector, Rebecca Roberts?: “Sounds like TEC has a MO across all diocease. What a joke they have become!”