Hello everyone. Our editor is out this week after a rough week health-wise with his husband’s heart transplant. That includes a near-miss the other day. I won’t share details, but he came very close to losing Mike, whom he loves passionately. Plus, it’s easier for me to do this post
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Meltdown at St. Paul’s Shelton underscores the importance of suspending clergy early in the Title IV process
Historically, Anglican Watch has been a fan of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT) and its handling of clergy discipline. In particular, we like and respect former bishop Ian Douglas (who would have been an excellent presiding bishop) and the Rev. Canon Robin Hammeal-Urban, who has long been a driving force in
Continue readingLooking forward: Our hopes for 2024
Initially, when we sat down to write this, we were going to do predictions for 2024. But as we did, we realized that we sounded like the Delphic Oracle, muttering, “Beware the Ides of March.” Plus, several predictions don’t make sense without context, and in several cases, we have confidential
Continue readingEmpty Christmas services at Grace Episcopal Alexandria underscore the problems churches face when they experience clergy abuse
Disclosure: Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti is a former member of Grace Episcopal and launched this publication following criminal conduct by former rector Robert H. Malm. ### Far too often, vestry members, judicatories, and others in positions of power within the Episcopal church treat clergy misconduct as an inconsequential issue peripheral to
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