By Kirk Petersen Six months after a government-sponsored review accused the Church of England of having become "a place where abusers could hide," additional revelations about sexual abuse by priests continue to haunt the church. In 30 years as vicar of Emmanuel Church Wimbledon, the Rev. Jonathan Fletcher, now 78, is alleged to have engaged in naked beatings, swimming, … [Read more...] about Fletcher Sex Abuse Scandal Roils C of E Evangelicals
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Our Own Judgments
By Michael Fitzpatrick A Reading from Ezekiel 7:10-15, 23b-27 10 See, the day! See, it comes! Your doom has gone out. The rod has blossomed, pride has budded. 11 Violence has grown into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, not their abundance, not their wealth; no pre-eminence among them. 12 The time has come, the day draws near; let not the buyer … [Read more...] about Our Own Judgments