Q#14 I think they meant to say "certain clergy members' [plural] pastoral practice." Grammar renders it unclear.
How many leaders were investigated?
Regarding @TeliosLaw, here is a sample final letter. It says essentially nothing.
Other letters completely missed major details of allegations against Bp. Ruch & other leaders. When interviewed, Ruch dismissed many allegations as "theological differences." Survivors cry foul.
Note: Ms. Sidebotham, lead attorney at @TeliosLaw , has a family member who was a member at @ChurchRez for over a decade.
During the investigation, this person emailed a Rez clergy spouse, and said spouse forwarded on to many congregant families.
Conflict of interest much?
And don't even get me started on @TeliosLaw's credibility rating. During my interview, I was read a list of 20-30 names and asked to rate their credibility on a scale of 1-5.
@MidwestAnglican is not that large. I was almost certain from that list who submitted reports. Unsafe.
And at least one @MidwestAnglican clergy refused to participate in the @TeliosLaw investigation... and...
... there does not seem to be any consequence of his refusal.
Fr. Hartsell moved to southern California last summer and is currently Priest-in-Charge of a church in @The_ACNA @westernanglican.
Is Fr. Hartsell still under @MidwestAnglican's authority?
I called @The_ACNA Provincial Office to ask. Guess what? They don't know!
Could they find out for me?
"We don't reach out to Dioceses to request information."
Q#15: FALSE statement. (evidence listed next)
From @MidwestAnglican and @ChurchRez Pastor Will Chester.
Recent @MidwestAnglican Bishop's Council email, expressing their sorrow and support for Bp. Ruch.
Q#16: The real question that should be asked is...
Why is Bp. Stewart not STILL on a leave of absence, given that @The_ACNA has ruled that an ecclesiastical trial is warranted?
Q#17: Amen. Let us all ask God for truth and justice, and for healing for those harmed.
If you are in the @MidwestAnglican Diocese, do NOT bring your questions or concerns to your clergy or leaders. They have demonstrated that they will not be honest nor transparent.
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He played chameleon to all, making each of us often-opposing promises that he knew we needed to be patient & to trust his intentions.
Alan never imagined we'd find each other & one day compare notes. He lied. Constantly.
When we brought up contradictions, Alan always explained why it was "out of his control." He was doing his best to protect survivors, he assured us. He wanted the ACNA to be a safer place for his grandchildren. The Church's witness was at stake.
I post about abuse of power, observing how leaders misuse their power & harm those they should protect.
Donald Trump just shut down a government agency (USAID) w/ no due process & no Congressional involvement, much less authorization.
Who will suffer? Those less powerful. 🧵
USAID has existed since 1961 (started by JFK) and does (or did) humanitarian and development work in over 100 countries worldwide. It was the largest funder of global health programs in the world.
When two men can unilaterally erase a government agency overnight, America is no longer a democracy, it is an authoritarian regime.
Please write/call/email your representatives in Congress. You can put in your zip code at congress[dot]gov and you'll go right to their profiles.
From 2007-2021, @The_ACNA @AnglicanDOMA @TheFallsChurch leaders heard reports of child sexual abuse by former pastor Jeff Taylor. They did not call authorities, notify the congregation, or initiate an investigation until 2023.
Because of their inaction,Taylor continued to abuse.
WHY couldn't you, Abp. Wood - or ANY member of the Trial Court - explain this before now?
Signatories of the Ruch presentment even reached out to the Trial Court to ask about the schedule and what to expect in NOVEMBER, 2023. Twice.
No one wrote back. 2/7
You were not the only bishop or leader contacted. Among the silent:
Bp. Eric Menees, San Joaquin
Bp. Will White, REC-Southeast
Bp. Andrew Williams, ADNE
Bp. Ron Ferris, ANiC
Bp. Neil Lebhar, Gulf Atlantic
ACNA Vice Chancellor Jeff Garrety, International 3/7
Fr. @PostCnsumrChris was threatened by unidentified "Provincial leaders" via his @The_ACNA bishop. (Listen to brief episode below for more explanation.)
About whom am I curious? Whom do I wish would speak up? 🧵
A public letter to warn against participating in any investigation by @TeliosLaw.
Witnesses felt misrepresented in individual summaries they received, & they were shocked by the investigation firm's practice of reading names aloud during witness... 🧵
...interviews and asking witnesses to rank the credibility of each individual. Atty. Theresa Sidebotham read names that weren't clergy/staff & who hadn't made a public complaint, revealing the likelihood that they had reported.
And there was no public final report.
@TeliosLaw’s investigation for @the_ACNA concluded sometime in 2022. The denomination’s leaders have been silent ever since.