In the US, the Episcopal Church takes steps to improve protocols for bishop misconduct
RNS After months of allegations that it lacks a credible process for disciplining its bishops, the Episcopal Church is taking steps to make it simpler to report misconduct, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry said in an announcement on Thursday. “Given the current atmosphere, I have chosen to exercise my canonical discretion to adopt a general protocol for […]
US Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry subject of clergy misconduct complaint over handling of allegations
United States RNS Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, head of the Episcopal Church, is the subject of an internal clergy misconduct complaint for his response to abuse allegations against Bishop Prince Singh, the former Bishop of the Dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan. Singh resigned in September after allegations that he had physically and emotionally abused his ex-wife […]
Responding to abuse: In the US, the Episcopal Church reckons with tangled protocol on clergy abuse and accountability
As the denomination evaluates its Title IV clergy misconduct policy, abuse survivors say the process needs to be trauma-informed. KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports…
US Episcopal Bishop Prince Singh restricted from ministry
United States RNS US Episcopal Bishop Prince Singh, provisional bishop of the dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan, is being placed on leave and will be barred from practicing any form of ministry pending the resolution of a denominational investigation into allegations that he had physically and emotionally abused his wife and sons. Since June, […]