The Episcopal Church reckons with tangled protocol on clergy abuse and accountability

The Episcopal Church reckons with tangled protocol on clergy abuse and accountability
Religion News Service: As the denomination evaluates its Title IV clergy misconduct policy, abuse survivors say the process needs to be trauma-informed.

How the poet Christian Wiman keeps his faith*
The New Yorker: Nearly two decades ago, Wiman was diagnosed with a rare cancer and told he probably had about five years to live. In a new book, he makes the case against despair.

Pope Francis asks theologians to ‘demasculinize’ the church
Religion News Service: “Women have a way of reflecting on theology that is different from us men,” Francis told the International Theological Commission.

A shooting of Muslims rocks Vermont’s self-image*
The New York Times: For many in Vermont, the horror of the shooting was compounded by its violation of the state’s self-image as a uniquely welcoming place.

Documenting the struggle and suicide of a young woman, ‘Dear Alana’ podcast raises questions about queer identity and the Catholic Church
Religion Dispatches: Reporter Simon Kent Fung’s podcast Dear Alana documents the life and death of Alana Chen, who committed suicide in 2019 at the age of 24 after a lifelong struggle, including conversion therapy facilitated by her local church.