Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
As heads roll in the Church of England following the Makin report on the sadistic abuse of the late John Smyth and the church’s sea of complicity in tacitly condoning Smyth’s behavior, there is a lesson for the Episcopal Church: Multiple Episcopal bishops need to resign, starting with Todd Ousley
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The following post includes further reflections on the Todd Ousley debacle in the Bishop Prince Singh case and churchwide implications for clergy discipline. Specifically, are we the only ones to see the irony of Sean Rowe’s pastoral response in the Singh case? We’re thinking of the part where Ousley gets
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By Eric Bonetti, editor. The Episcopal Church faces a crisis of credibility, with people at all levels increasingly saying there’s a disconnect between what the church says and what it does, especially when it comes to clergy discipline. That gap between rhetoric and reality raises a question: Does anyone have
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Anglican Watch endorses +Holcomb’s efforts to make church safe for all persons, including those who have experienced abuse. We further note that he generally is considered a conservative bishop, which underscores our point that church safety is neither a liberal nor conservative issue, but rather a moral issue. We believe the
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