You’d think that, by now, parishes in The Episcopal Church would be tired of pulling the whole “So-and-so is a terrorist, so we’re barring them from the church” routine. Yet, even with the storm brewing in the Episcopal Diocese of New York and the profound damage to parishes that comes
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Livin’ la vida loca at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue—even as the investments run out
As Anglican Watch continues our investigation into corruption at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, we’ve come to realize that life at the parish is really first class. As in, first-class staterooms on the Titanic, after that nasty scraping sound along the hull. And there’s no better example than the outrageous
Continue readingDioNY violates sexual assault victim’s right to privacy by contacting his employer in Title IV case
The Episcopal Diocese of New York appears to have a dual standard regarding confidentiality in the midst of the Title IV cases against various clergy at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue involving sexual assault and related misconduct, including an attempt at cover-up. That includes contacting the victim’s employer with defamatory comments
Continue readingDiocese of New York says in writing that sexual assault is “appropriate,” even as it re-traumatizes the victim of abuse at St. Thomas’ and ignores the plain language of the Title IV disciplinary canons.
Today’s post highlights one of the ugliest aspects of the failed parish and diocesan responses to allegations of abuse at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue. Specifically, in addition to retaliating against the complainant, the parish and the Diocese have gone out of their way to harm the complainant, with the
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