sexual abuse Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/sexual-abuse/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:23:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg sexual abuse Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/sexual-abuse/ 32 32 170042892 Why I still love the church https://anglicanjournal.com/why-i-still-love-the-church/ https://anglicanjournal.com/why-i-still-love-the-church/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:23:26 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=169170 I must admit that it has been very difficult for me to remain loyal to the Christian church these past years.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/why-i-still-love-the-church/feed/ 2 169170 Sin, Grief, and Jean Vanier https://anglicanjournal.com/sin-grief-and-jean-vanier/ https://anglicanjournal.com/sin-grief-and-jean-vanier/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2020 16:15:58 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=163008 The news about L’Arche International founder Jean Vanier hit last week: He “initiated sexual relations” with at least six (non-disabled) women, “usually in the context of spiritual accompaniment.” In other words, he was in a position of power, and that power was abused. As we all know, the story is not unusual—men in power often exploit […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/sin-grief-and-jean-vanier/feed/ 1 163008 Former Anglican priest sentenced for sexual abuse https://anglicanjournal.com/former-anglican-priest-sentenced-for-sexual-abuse/ https://anglicanjournal.com/former-anglican-priest-sentenced-for-sexual-abuse/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:00:14 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=159002 Former Anglican priest David Norton was sentenced to nine years in prison March 22 for sexually abusing four boys from Chippewas of the Thames First Nation nearly 40 years ago. Norton was found guilty in November of one count of sexual assault and three counts of indecent assault against minors. In addition to jail time, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/former-anglican-priest-sentenced-for-sexual-abuse/feed/ 0 159002 Church has ‘something to offer’ the #MeToo movement https://anglicanjournal.com/church-something-offer-metoo-movement/ https://anglicanjournal.com/church-something-offer-metoo-movement/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:00:01 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=154039 When the New York Times broke the story of movie executive Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged sexual misconduct against employees and peers in the film industry in early October 2017, it was as if a dam had burst. In the months since, more and more allegations of sexual assault and harassment have been spilling forth, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/church-something-offer-metoo-movement/feed/ 1 154039 Former Anglican priest pleads guilty to sexual interference https://anglicanjournal.com/former-anglican-priest-pleads-guilty-sexual-interference/ https://anglicanjournal.com/former-anglican-priest-pleads-guilty-sexual-interference/#respond Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:34:23 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=154537 David Norton, a former Anglican priest, has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual interference against a child, which took place while he was serving as priest in the diocese of Huron. “We are grieved by his actions and the harm that has been caused to the victim and his family and continue to pray […]

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