It’s been a long time coming, but on November 13, 2023, the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey reached a Title IV accord with wayward priest Daniel Somers, then priest-in-charge of St Andrews, Lambertville. Somers was accused of plagiarizing sermons, improperly handling parish legal matters, bullying parishioners, and attempting to avoid
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Mistake looms in the Daniel McClain Title IV case
Have you ever had a moment of profound cognitive dissonance? Where you look around and think, “What the heck just happened? We just had one of those moments in the Daniel McClain Title IV case. Fortunately, the Diocese of Southern Ohio has suspended McClain. But, unless there is a pastoral
Continue readingEpiscopal priest Daniel McClain suspended
It’s official. Episcopal priest Daniel McClain, the rector-elect of St. Paul’s Dayton, has been suspended as part of the Title IV clergy disciplinary case against him. The complaint was filed by Anglican Watch following an extended investigation, which we started soon after the conclusion of a previous Title IV case. The prior
Continue readingNarcissists and mediation under Title IV: a recipe for disaster
A prominent friend of Anglican Watch, who also is a well-known pastoral counselor, once told us that his best estimate is that 30 percent of clergy meet the clinical definition of having narcissistic personality disorder. As for bishops and other senior officials, his best estimate is 40-50 percent. That’s scary stuff, particularly
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