The Episcopal Church has announced a very limited number of in-person attendees for the investiture of incoming presiding bishop Sean Rowe, set for November 2 and held in the 129-seat Chapel of Christ the Lord in The Episcopal Church Center in New York City. Touted as including “diverse representation from
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The Episcopal Church needs to take criminal conduct by clergy seriously
It’s long been a fundamental tenet within private companies that illegal conduct by an employee can and should result in immediate termination. Yet the Episcopal Church, which far too often treats Title IV, the clergy disciplinary canon, as the only solution to clergy misconduct, almost invariably ignores criminal conduct and
Continue readingReader comment on Bishop Marray Title IV case, customer service, and reputational damage to TEC
Ed. We wholeheartedly endorse this excellent comment by one of our readers and are posting it in order to provide heightened awareness. It is often easy to criticize and what transpires in the Diocese of Easton shows that there is often good reason to do so. However, I would like
Continue readingRemembering Grant Solomon on his 22nd birthday
In just one week, the late Grant Solomon turns 22. His birthday offers an inflection point, an opportunity to reflect on his life, his legacy, and the ongoing efforts to find answers to the questions swirling around the circumstance of Grant’s death. Who was Grant? By any measure, Grant was
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