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South African Church Confronts John Smyth’s Past

Archbishop Makgoba: “Archbishop Desmond Tutu used to say that no one is beyond the love of God, that no one is irredeemably evil, but I have to say that Smyth’s vicious and foul abuse of young men tests that belief.”

Abuse Scandal Prompts Archbishop’s Resignation

Archbishop Justin Welby's resignation comes five days after a long-awaited report on serial abuser John Smyth cast doubts on how Welby responded to that scandal.

Abp. Welby Resists Calls for his Resignation

A lengthy and grimly detailed report about the late John Smyth, whom Archbishop Justin Welby knew as a young man, has led to multiple calls for him to resign.

An Open Letter to Survivors of Abuse

Dear survivors of abuse, What happened to you was not your fault. You are not to blame. You did not deserve it. You did not...

On the Necessity of Transparency in Title IV Proceedings

At the 2018 General Convention, the House of Bishops offered a Listening Liturgy to acknowledge and lament the pain caused by clergy and others...

The Dangers of Subculture

By Sarah Puryear The recent Amazon Prime documentary Shiny Happy People is a devastating and incisive examination of the form of Christianity followed by the...

ACNA’s Scandals and Mine

Reading an article the other day about recent sexual abuse scandals in ACNA, I found myself enjoying it. I don’t know if an ugly...

When There Isn’t Safety at Home

By Justin Holcomb Recent quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic leaves many people vulnerable to suffering abuse when isolated in a dangerous situation at home. Many...

A Priest’s Cautionary Narrative

It seems still difficult to talk about all the ways in which laity abuse clergy. The power does not always lie on the side of the ordained.

Celibacy, Abuse, and the Formation of Desire

The clergy sexual abuse crisis is not born from a lack of sexual partners, but from disordered sinful desires acted out in predatory ways.

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