Yesterday, Anglican Watch referenced the financial catastrophe facing St. Paul’s, Dayton. Today’s post further explores the meltdown. To be clear, St. Paul’s has long been a hot mess. Problems began in 1920, with the founding of the church as a mission of Christ Church, Dayton. Scarred by the great flood of 1913, wealthy
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Toxic Episcopal priest Bill Allport resurfaces
Some priests are, simply put, in the wrong line of work. We use the word “work” very deliberately, as being a priest should be a calling, not a job. One priest in the wrong line of work is Bill Allport, recently rector of St. Paul’s in Englewood, NJ. After months of
Continue readingBill Allport finally admits what we knew all along: he’s an alcoholic
Bill Allport, the rector of the fast-dying St. Paul’s, located in Englewood, NJ, finally ‘fessed up on his way out the door, admitting that he is an alcoholic. The admission appears at 34:07 in the video below. (If your browser doesn’t display the embedded video, you can find it
Continue readingNarcissism: A Christian psychologist’s perspective
The following is republished from VirtueOnline. Experts consulted by Anglican Watch estimate that one-third of clergy are clinical narcissists. Many cause deep and lasting trauma and unhealthy patterns of relationships, both in their personal lives and in their parishes. We also note that anyone who pokes holes in the narcissist’s veil of
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