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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

Update: Things go from bad to worse at St. Thomas’ Fifth Avenue

June 30, 2025 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

St Thomas Fifth Avenue goes from bad to worse

Earlier, we posted about the appalling allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and retaliation against a male member of St. Thomas’ Fifth Avenue, the storied former church home of Brooke Astor, the Vanderbilts, and other pillars of the Gilded Age. Since then, there have been multiple developments, none of them