London — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, first among equals in the Anglican Communion, has announced his resignation. The move comes soon after release of a damning report that shows how Welby and other church officials repeatedly ignored, covered up, and brushed off allegations of abuse by the late John
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Why Todd Ousley needs to be fired for clergy discipline of Episcopal bishops to actually work
We recently raised a toast to the news that Todd Ousley is losing his role as the intake officer for Title IV clergy disciplinary complaints against bishops. But this is only a partial solution, and Todd Ousley needs to resign as head of the office of pastoral development in order
Continue readingAdditional allegations emerge about bishop Todd Ousley
Regular readers of Anglican Watch know that the Diocese of Virginia under Shannon Johnston was a cesspool of dysfunction. Last week, however, we learned of yet another incident in which +Todd Ousley, bishop for the Office of Pastoral Development, ignored complaints that Johnston was covering up allegations of egregious sexual harassment by
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