Episcopal Bishop Reinstated Despite Sex Abuse Failure

"it has now been shown (as he always asserted) that he had no knowledge of his brothers crime until long after the event."

Simply not true. The victim is my sister; one thing that is not widely known is that there were more than one minor victim and more than a few adult victims as well who have not come forward. Trial testimony by a vestry member ("Anne") stated that she had told Charles what was going on in 1975, 3 years before my parents knew. My sister testified that Charles actually walked in on them in a state of undress several times on church property, as well. His statement that the parents did not want it known was a stretcher; they did request that, but not until 1978, after it had been going on for 4 YEARS. As it is, my sister told my parents on Good Friday, 1978; when they called Charles, he told them "I know why you are calling". Read the trial transcripts if you have any doubt.
Andy

wow another cover up and this man has the nerve to say thre charges were false..NOPE the statue of limitations expired....typica lchurch cover up thereshould beNO statue of limitation on child abuse and the enablers

"On the second charge, while agreeing that Bennison was "totally wrong" in his actions, it said "because the statute of limitations has run on that offense, we have no choice under the canons of the Church but to reverse the judgment of the Trial Court.".................If this is so, then it is time to change the canons of the church. How on earth can any religious group justify what this man has done. You are not a religion, you are a political group as prone to protecting one of your own as are those that reside in DC. This ruling is disgusting, and the church membership should rise up in protest. If that doesn't take care of it, I say go find a religion that actually practices Gods' laws.

Times are tough. Even compromised help is hard to find when there are qualifications involved. At least this is not a job that can get shipped off to China either.

Far more Public School teachers are found out to be sexually abusing their students than any other group, so why are stories like this so closely associated with the Catholic Church and not the Board of Education or Teacher's Unions?

All organized religion is MAN"S religion, not GOD"S. Men, being imperfect creatures and desirious of power, have developed these religions to satisfy these needs. If you notice, in most religions the pastors and priests are men. Women are on the sidelines and are supposed to look up to and obey the men. Women are the nurturers. Men who "put on the cloth" seem to want the pretige and power it gives them, and the adulation of the women and children. they want society to look up to and listen to them for all the wrong reasons. Remember too, the Bible was written by MEN.

Her Grace Maria Jepsen singlehandedly debunks the myth/theory that the presence and involvement of women, whether among the clergy or on Review Boards, is the key to resolving and preventing child abuse. She evidences that not only are cover-ups to be found in every religious tradition, but that they are/can be mishandled by women as well as men, whether celibate or married.

Yet we seem to fear only the religion of Islam why is this? Have the churches of Christian faith been any better to America? Witch hunts, sex scandals with children, stealing from the pulpit, money laundering. Name one religion that does not have extremist that abuse the faith and the faithful. Jimmy and Tammy Baker stole millions from their flock. Catholic and now Episcopalian preachers abuse children and then hide the criminals. They tell you about sin and then do the most unimaginable things. No religion should be judged by the few who abuse their power yet that is what we are doing to the New York city Mosque. Do they have less right to build there than Catholics have to build churches next to schools? If you want to judge one religion harshly please be fair and judge them all equally for religion in of itself is the most destructive thing invented by man. The church used to torture witches in public and if you and your children did not attend you were most likely next. All religions are guilty of crimes against humanity. Faith is a wonderful thing, organized religion is a most heinous affliction. Love your GOD but abandon your church....we will all be better for it.

I had a boyfriend that was molested as a boy by a catholic priest. 15 years later he was still talking about it and had many problems! so sad

This is yet another black mark on the once-great Episcopal Church. I will never again darken the doorway of a church of this denomination, even if my family had a long history of attendance and even if my grandparents were interred in the churchyard cemetery. I'm sure my grandfather and grandmother would have the wisdom to leave the Episcopal Church if they were alive today and if they had witnessed such events as the ordination of gay Bishop, Eugene V. Robinson and this latest travesty of the reinstatement of Bishop Charles Bennison.