Earlier, we posted about questionable gifting practices at St. Paul’s Episcopal in Alexandria Va. But there are numerous other examples of dubious compensation of Episcopal priests. These include issues at Grace Episcopal Church, Alexandria Va.; and St. Mary’s Episcopal, Arlington Va. (Full disclosure: Grace is the former parish of Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti.) Grace Episcopal
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Allegations of questionable gifting emerge at St. Paul’s Alexandria VA.
Anglican Watch has uncovered allegations of questionable gifting practices at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va. These include reports that prominent parishioners paid for a 300-person reception celebrating the rector’s 20th anniversary with the parish. Additionally, we believe another prominent parishioner may have paid for Warder’s wedding reception in 2010.
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There’s a wrong-headed argument circulating in some quarters: the larger Episcopal Church should let the Diocese of Florida decide if it wants Charlie Holt as bishop coadjutor. That view tries the classic Episcopal trick of ignoring the canons. Per Canon III. 11.4 (a), a majority of bishops diocesan and standing committees must consent to the
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