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Top officers of the Episcopal Church continue to ignore sexual harassment and retaliation by Bishop George Sumner

October 5, 2024 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

Episcopal Church officials ignore sexual harassment

More than two years ago, Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti and another individual filed Title IV clergy disciplinary complaints against Dallas bishop George Sumner. The original complaint filed by Bonetti was received by Bishop Todd Ousley, then the national intake officer for bishops, via email, who acknowledged receipt of the complaint. When

Spotlight on abuse: Episcopal priest Nicholas Szobota, embezzler

October 5, 2024 Anglican Watch Leave a comment

In early 2024, Episcopal priest Nicholas Szobota, rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Colonial Beach, Virginia, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of embezzlement, one misdemeanor account of embezzlement, and two felony counts of using a computer to commit embezzlement. Victims include St. Mary’s and the Colonial Beach Volunteer

Texas police arrest two Episcopal school officials for failing to report child sexual abuse. We applaud.

September 30, 2024 Anglican Watch 2 comments

These days, there’s not much coming out of Texas that we like. But local Texas officials got it right when they arrested a former teacher and the Head of School at St. John’s Episcopal School in Abilene. Local media report that last July police arrested former St. John’s teacher Kelsey Alexander and Head

Guilty by reason of insanity: SBC plans to sell HQ, sheds members due to abuse but denies there’s an issue. Sounds painfully familiar.

September 28, 2024 Anglican Watch One comment

The SBC is shedding members due to abuse, even as it pretends abuse isn’t an issue

The Episcopal Church is not the only denomination in which corrupt responses to abuse are causing financial and membership declines. Indeed, in a recent announcement, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) shared plans to sell its Nashville-based world headquarters following massive expenditures due to decades of ignoring abuse, silencing victims, resisting

Blop on Stop the BS: Anne Turner’s letter to the parish is “a bunch of trash”: “Just saw that the assistant rector is posting the predictable stuff about letting go of the past. I think the…”

Rich on Sean Rowe removes bishop Todd Ousley from all Title IV functions prior to Ousley’s departure later this year: “So, it seems that TEC is keeping quiet on the Welby matter and the C of E’s cover-up for nearly…”

Talking on Presiding bishop Sean Rowe’s personnel decisions make us hopeful for the future: “NDA’s to be on church committees contradict the baptismal covenant I am hoping that the new PB follows the teachings…”

Anon on Constance Rhodes: Another loser complicit in the death of Grant Solomon: “Went to high school with her and she’s always been a hypocrite chasing “fame” – more concerned with image than…”

Speaking Up on Sean Rowe removes bishop Todd Ousley from all Title IV functions prior to Ousley’s departure later this year: “This is good news. perhaps the new PB will take real steps to address abuse in TEC. Bishop Curry’s, “…”