Postcard from London By John Martin The Church of England last week announced a theological review of its Crown Nominations Commission, the body that chooses candidates for appointment to vacant diocesan bishoprics. Anthony Trollope’s Barchester Towers begins with a comical episode of bishop selection. Early in the story Archdeacon Theophilus Grantly is on the horns of … [Read more...] about Of the Making of Bishops
Archives for October 11, 2016
Bp. Scanlan Deposes Priest
Adapted from a release by the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania The Rt. Rev. Audrey Scanlan of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania deposed the Rev. Howard White on Oct. 11. Several adults sexually abused students at St. George’s School in Middleton, Rhode Island, in the 1970s and ’80s, says a 390-page report [PDF] released in September by investigators on … [Read more...] about Bp. Scanlan Deposes Priest