Silence in the presence of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer If I sit next to a madman as he drives a car into a group of innocent bystanders, I can’t, as a Christian, simply wait for the catastrophe, then comfort the…
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 improving Title IV. And while…
The following has been published about Anglican Watch’s long-time non-friend, Episcopal priest Richard Losch. The article is the intellectual property of the Mablehead Current, and can be found here. Before we go further, in true feisty Anglican Watch fashion, we need to call BS on Bishop Glenda Curry and the Diocese of Alabama for several lies: In this…
One of the challenges in assessing the scale and scope of child sexual abuse in the Episcopal Church is that doing so is over-reliant on data about abusive priests. The so-called Perversion Files of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) illustrate this dilemma. Earlier, we reported on the 547 cases of child sexual abuse connected with Episcopal…
The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama has recommended that openly gay, black priest Tommie Watkins be defrocked. While we have concerns about racial bias in the way the diocese disciplines clergy, we endorse the diocese’s findings and its recommendation to remove him from ministry.
Anglican Watch is pleased to announce its first annual Top Ten Toxic Terrors of TEC list for 2022. Inclusion on the list is intended to highlight people, churches and dioceses that are causing lasting harm to others due to abusive conduct. This is vital for the survival of the denomination, as the church cannot change if…