Our news page features abuse-related ACNA news and updates with commentary written by the ACNAtoo team.
Growing Calls for Transparency
ACNA clergy and laity have expressed growing concerns regarding ACNA’s lack of transparency around the trial process and the unexplained decision of senior ACNA bishops not to inhibit Bp. Ruch from ministry pending the trial’s completion.
Statement on Todd Atkinson’s Deposition
It is commendable that the bishops have finally voted to depose Atkinson, but it is concerning that the proceedings leading up to this decision dragged on for years. It is also unacceptable that the ACNA admitted Atkinson into the province in the first place, given that Canadian Anglican priests warned Bp. Charlie Masters in 2018 about Atkinson’s prior misconduct and asked him not to hastily recommend Atkinson to the ACNA.
Survivors Suffer As Bishops Battle: A Statement on the ACNA Crisis of Governance
Can there be meaningful accountability for leaders accused of mishandling abuse, waging covert warfare against survivors, and committing gross negligence of their pastoral duties? Or will personal influence, infighting, partisanship, and cronyism gain the spotlight? Canonical processes and procedures have a purpose: to safeguard the people and protect the life of the church from that which could hinder it.
ACNAtoo 2022-2023: Whistleblowers, Warnings, and What You Can Do
ACNAtoo was launched in June 2021 in response to the pleas of survivors of sexual abuse and their advocates in the ACNA Diocese of the Upper Midwest. We now exist to support survivors reporting abuse in all dioceses of the ACNA. After a busy year, we’re looking back on the events of 2022 and looking forward with hope to the year ahead.
PROVINCE ACCEPTS UPPER MIDWEST REQUEST TO EXPAND SCOPE OF INQUIRY
Archbishop Foley Beach writes on behalf of the Executive Committee to share that the Province has accepted the Diocese of the Upper Midwest's request to expand the scope of its inquiry.