Tag: Sean Rowe

The Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that, like the rest of us, the presidents no longer attend. And the church has no street cred to be the engine of anything.

July 5, 2025 Anglican Watch 2 comments

Sean Rowe recently made a statement in which he said that the Episcopal Church, once the church of presidents, now must be an engine of resistance. To that we say, “Actually, the Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that presidents, like the rest of us, long

Decision by Pennsylvania dioceses to have separate bishops underscores Episcopal unwillingness to accept reality

May 13, 2025 Anglican Watch 5 comments

The two Pennsylvania-area dioceses that previously shared Bishop Sean Rowe as part of a partnership agreement voted on May 3 to end their six-year collaborative effort. The announcement spells bad news for both dioceses. It reflects an unwillingness to face the reality that both dioceses are facing an existential crisis

A dangerous trend emerges at the Disciplinary Board for Bishops

January 16, 2025 Anglican Watch 2 comments

Sean Rowe’s off to a bad start on Title IV

Anglican Watch has been following a host of Title IV cases involving bishops since Sean Rowe’s election, and we are experiencing a growing sense of alarm. Specifically, the Disciplinary Board for Bishops, which includes chair Nick Knisely, PB Sean Rowe, and intake officer Barb Kempf, has recently issued several decisions

Presiding bishop Sean Rowe’s personnel decisions make us hopeful for the future

November 5, 2024 Anglican Watch 4 comments

On November 2, 2024, the Episcopal Church installed Bishop Sean Rowe for a nine-year term as the denomination’s presiding bishop. Shortly afterward, Rowe made a series of personnel and related announcements, which Anglican Watch believes portend good news for the church. This post discusses these announcements and several related topics,

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Anglican Watch on The Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that, like the rest of us, the presidents no longer attend. And the church has no street cred to be the engine of anything.: “I am so sorry to learn of your experience. Shutting down your comments is neither Christian, nor acceptable, nor helpful.…”

Deborah Flemming-Chamulak on The Episcopal Church is still the church of presidents. It’s just that, like the rest of us, the presidents no longer attend. And the church has no street cred to be the engine of anything.: “Thank you for your words. I thought I was alone in objecting to “engine of resistance”. Today, on Facebook, a…”