Unofficial Watchdog of the Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, one of the original dioceses of the Episcopal Church, is the largest domestic diocese in the denomination. As such, its fate is inextricably linked with that of the larger church and serves as a bellwether for the future. And the recent bishop search and the
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The Episcopal Survivors Network, which shares several staffers with this publication, today issued the following press release regarding the outrageous conduct on the part of Bishop Susan Goff, Title IV intake officer the Rev. Sven vanBaars, and other diocesan officials in responding to allegations of adultery by the Rev. Dr.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia has failed to adopt updated abuse prevention policies as required by resolutions passed at General Convention 79. These policies include policies for vulnerable adults, which were to be adopted by January 1, 2019. These standards were to required to meet or exceed those adopted by
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When Bishop Susan Goff took over as ecclesiastical authority of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia in 2019, she did so with the promise of teeing up for a new bishop diocesan. That included dealing with ongoing conflict in the diocese, improving management practices at Mayo House, and more. And while
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