US Episcopal Presiding Bishop resolves complaint against predecessor Michael Curry
RNS An Episcopal Church investigation into possible misconduct by former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Todd Ousley, a former Office of Pastoral Development official, concluded on Monday with a pastoral response, according to an announcement from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. Curry and Ousley were the subjects of a clergy misconduct complaint brought by the […]
US Episcopal Bishop Prince Singh suspended but not deposed after Title IV investigation concludes

United States RNS Eighteen months since Bishop Prince Singh’s two adult sons, Nivedhan and Eklan Singh, made allegations on social media that their father was guilty of physical abuse, alcoholism and emotional abuse, the head of the Episcopal Church has announced the misconduct complaints against Singh have been resolved. Prince Singh, the former provisional bishop of the […]
The Episcopal Church revises clergy misconduct protocols for fairness, transparency

United States RNS As it elected Bishop Sean Rowe its new presiding bishop at last week’s General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, the Episcopal Church adopted more than 20 resolutions related to Title IV, a section of the church bylaws that governs its response to allegations against clergy of abuse or misconduct. Over the past year, […]
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, […]