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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

Leaks, transparency and misconduct: Lessons from St. Thomas Fifth Avenue

July 11, 2025 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

One of Erich Erving’s religious-themed pron productions. Full frontal nudity redacted.

Screen cap of “Saint David of Wales” by porn producer and St. Thomas resident Erich Erving. Full frontal nudity redacted. Original is exclusively the property of the creator. One of the amusing things for those of us who cover the church abuse beat is how clueless church officials are about

Op-ed: Reflections on the decision to overturn Cayce Ramey’s Title IV conviction

July 6, 2025 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

There’s a perception in some quarters that Anglican Watch is hostile to the Diocese of Virginia (DioVA). We’ll leave that to others to decide, but we want to be clear on our position about Cayce Ramey and the Diocese. Specifically, DioVA had it more right than wrong in going after

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

Lisa Poultney on William Cliff inhibited after misconduct allegation three days after being elected bishop of Ontario: “Reading this news item, I am struck by a) the error that Bishop William Cliff was serving as bishop of…”

John Cuillo on Episcopal church closings — part II: “We have a rector that seems to go off in other directions during her sermon. Is a sermon supposed to…”

Pca Nomore on Reports suggest George McFarland may be returning to Session at Tenth Presbyterian (PCA) Philadelphia. If true, that’s bad news for the church: “If McFarland returns, it confirms that Roman’s 1: 28-32 clearly applies to Tenth Presbyterian. “Since they did not see fit…”

Gail Goodwin on Episcopal growth and decline by the numbers: “The woke ascends is what’s killing the church! Open your eyes!”

Jake on Houston, we have a problem: Diocese of Central New York Title IV intake officer the Rev. Julie Calhoun-Bryant doesn’t understand her role: “Still can’t wrap my head around a person being told by the Bishop to go elsewhere for Easter.”