Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Episcopal Bishops in Pa. Suspended, Warned
Philadelphia's liberal bishop accused of protecting abuser; Pittsburgh's conservative bishop warned against abandonment as diocese changes constitution.

Daniel Burke, Religion News Service
11/06/2007

The Episcopal Bishop of Philadelphia has been barred from ministry pending a church trial to determine his culpability in protecting his brother, a former Episcopal priest who was accused of sexually abusing a minor in the 1970s.

Bishop Charles Bennison has been accused of "conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy" by an Episcopal Church committee and was barred from all ordained ministry by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori last Wednesday.
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