By Mark Michael MacDonald's Letter to the Indigenous People of the Anglican Church of Canada is posted at the bottom of this article The Most Rev. Mark MacDonald, the Anglican Church of Canada’s first Indigenous Archbishop, resigned and formally relinquished his exercise of ordained ministry on April 20, following allegations of sexual misconduct. MacDonald, … [Read more...] about Canadian Indigenous Abp. Resigns Over Sexual Misconduct
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Church of Canada Apologizes to Sexual Abuse Survivors
By Kirk Petersen The governing body of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) published a "sincere and unconditional apology" March 13 to three individuals for failing to safeguard their confidentiality in the wake of their reports of sexual abuse by ordained members of the clergy. But at least one of the three believes the church has not gone far enough. In February, … [Read more...] about Church of Canada Apologizes to Sexual Abuse Survivors
Church of Canada Faces Sex Abuse Allegations
Updated with a note from Archbishop Nicholls correcting her previous statement. By Kirk Petersen A senior official of the Anglican Church of Canada allegedly failed to safeguard the confidentiality of "three survivors of sexual violence perpetrated by men ordained as clergy" in the ACC, according to an open letter posted on a new website, ACCtoo, on February 17. In an … [Read more...] about Church of Canada Faces Sex Abuse Allegations
ACNA Bp. Admits Mishandling Child Sex-Abuse Case
By Kirk Petersen For the third time in a little more than a year, a bishop of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) has left office for an offense related to sexuality. This time, the episode is flaring into national consciousness through media reports and Twitter threads, amid allegations that church officials kept quiet for years about accusations of sexual abuse … [Read more...] about ACNA Bp. Admits Mishandling Child Sex-Abuse Case
No Embedded Statute of Limitations
The House of Bishops has renewed its commitment to a robust pastoral response to “allegations of sexual misconduct, regardless of how long ago such alleged misconduct occurred.” The bishops’ resolution, approved during their retreat at Kanuga Conference Center March 12-15, follows an open letter by the Diocese of San Diego’s Task Force for Compassionate Care for Victims of … [Read more...] about No Embedded Statute of Limitations
Diocese Closes Posthumous Inquiry
The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Bishop of Indianapolis, writes about charges of sexual abuse by the Rev. James K. Taylor, a priest of the diocese, who died in 2011: In November, I wrote to you about a complaint of sexual abuse my office had received against the Rev. James K. Taylor, a priest of our diocese from 1961 until 1987 who died in 2011. I reported that our … [Read more...] about Diocese Closes Posthumous Inquiry
Sexual Sins: From Lament to Resolve
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Graphic accounts of sexual harassment in the Episcopal Church were center stage on the eve of General Convention July 4 as bishops presided at a liturgy focused on lamentation, confession, and healing. Raw material came from 42 letters received in response to the bishops’ call for stories in the wake of the #MeToo movement that has exposed sexual … [Read more...] about Sexual Sins: From Lament to Resolve
‘It’s Going to Take Culture Change’
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald As the Rev. Megan Castellan set out five months ago on a disciplinary reform project to reduce sexual misconduct in the Episcopal Church, she expected progress to take longer than it has. “Even the most well-meaning people don’t like change if it means they have to give up power or perceived power,” said Castellan, an alternate deputy from Central … [Read more...] about ‘It’s Going to Take Culture Change’