The Survivors Network of Persons Abused by Priests (SNAP) today issued a media statement applauding the courage of Jack, a victim of alleged sexual abuse in the 1970’s by Episcopal priest Richard Losch. Anglican Watch was the first outlet to cover the story, and we join with our partners at SNAP in
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Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint filed against Bishop Alan Gates for ignoring allegations of child sexual abuse/rape
Anglican Watch, the unofficial watchdog organization for the Episcopal Church, filed a Title IV clergy disciplinary complaint earlier this week against Alan Gates, Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts. The filing follows allegations that the Rev. Richard Losch, then serving a parish in Marblehead, MA, raped a boy at a Boy Scout
Continue readingDear DioMass: You need to stop lying to yourselves and candidates for bishop about your Title IV program
You have to hand it to the Episcopal Church: No one lies like the denomination. And that’s particularly true of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, which just posted a profile in its search for a new bishop that contains an outrageous lie about the Diocese’s commitment to safety. This fabrication is unhelpful
Continue readingEpiscopal bishop Alan Gates and the Diocese of Massachusetts shrug off child rape
Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the
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