Have you ever had a moment of profound cognitive dissonance? Where you look around and think, “What the heck just happened? We just had one of those moments in the Daniel McClain Title IV case. Fortunately, the Diocese of Southern Ohio has suspended McClain. But, unless there is a pastoral
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Episcopal priest Daniel McClain suspended
It’s official. Episcopal priest Daniel McClain, the rector-elect of St. Paul’s Dayton, has been suspended as part of the Title IV clergy disciplinary case against him. The complaint was filed by Anglican Watch following an extended investigation, which we started soon after the conclusion of a previous Title IV case. The prior
Continue readingNarcissists and mediation under Title IV: a recipe for disaster
A prominent friend of Anglican Watch, who also is a well-known pastoral counselor, once told us that his best estimate is that 30 percent of clergy meet the clinical definition of having narcissistic personality disorder. As for bishops and other senior officials, his best estimate is 40-50 percent. That’s scary stuff, particularly
Continue readingDiocese of Southern Ohio files Title IV complaint against Dan McClain, convenes hearing panel
There may actually be a glimmer of hope in the sinkhole that is the Episcopal Title IV process. Yesterday, the Diocese of Southern OH filed a formal Title IV complaint against Dan McClain, rector-elect of St. Paul’’s Dayton. The move follows an extensive Title IV investigation by an attorney of
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