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Puerto Rico, after a bilingual
Eucharist celebrated by Presiding
Bishop Michael B. Curry. NEWS
Nina Nicholson photo 4 PB Places Sale of Los Angeles Church in Limbo
5 Puerto Rican Church Works Amid Economic Chaos
7 Obstacles to Full Communion
12 Remembering Pulse
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13 Retratos de Trinidad | Photo essay by Matthew Townsend
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news | July 16, 2017
PB Places Sale of Los Angeles Church in Limbo
Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry on asked about it June 14 because of a fice, retail, and industrial develop-
June 29 formally ordered Los Angeles confidentiality agreement. Larsen said ments. It does not list any residential
Bishop J. Jon Bruno not to sell a church the confidentiality agreement was developments in its portfolio.
property that is the focus of an unre- modified earlier in the day June 22 to City Council Member and former
solved two-year disciplinary case, say- enable her to respond. The email, Mayor Diane Dixon, who testified at
ing that Bruno’s recent actions “may which does not mention a price or in- the March hearing, said earlier this
threaten the good order and welfare of tended use for the property, was pro- week that after the 2015 sale attempt,
the Church.” vided to TLC by the church’s media “the community went into uproar, and
The order was published as a “partial spokesman, Roger Bloom. that’s when the council reaffirmed its
restriction on the ministry of a bishop,” Larsen said that under the contract support for that land use designation.
and marked the presiding bishop’s first with Burnham, if the bishop fails to It would require a zoning change and
public involvement in the matter. It sign documents necessary to close the numerous changes through the legisla-
comes on the heels of a rec- sale, he will be in default, tive process.” The site is designated
ommendation earlier in the which would give the “private institutional, which includes
day, by the church attorney buyer “the option of ter- church or school,” she said, adding that
prosecuting the case for the minating the agreement, she continues to be opposed to chang-
church, that Bruno imme- seeking specific perform- ing the use of the property.
diately be “deposed from ance of the agreement in In her email message, Larsen said
ministry” — essentially, court within 60 days, or the bishop and Burnham-Ward signed
stripped of his priesthood. seeking out-of-pocket a confidentiality agreement and sales
The church attorney also costs.” contract for St. James the Great on
recommended a forensic A hearing panel April 19 and May 20, respectively. A
audit of the books of a cor- chaired by the Rt. Rev. “sale and deconsecration of the NPB
poration controlled solely ENS photo Herman Hollerith IV, Property was authorized and reaf-
Bruno
by the bishop. Bishop of Southern Vir- firmed by the Standing Committee on
This flurry of activity ginia, issued an emer- November 16, 2016,” she said.
was triggered by Bruno’s June 22 con- gency order on June 17 sanctioning According to testimony in March,
firmation that he had signed an agree- Bruno, forbidding him to sell the prop- that authorization referred to the pre-
ment to sell the St. James the Great erty until further order of the panel vious attempt to sell the property and
property in Newport Beach while he and criticizing his failure to confirm came more than a year after Bruno
continued to be subject to the discipli- or deny that there was a planned sale as signed a binding agreement to sell.
nary process triggered by his first at- “disruptive, dilatory, and otherwise The 40,000-square-foot church at
tempt to sell the church, in 2015. The contrary to the integrity of this pro- 3209 Via Lido in Newport Beach sits
more recent sale, to local developer ceeding.” on prime real estate overlooking the
Burnham-Ward Properties, was sched- The order is part of an internal bridge to Lido Island, which is home to
uled to close on July 3 for an amount church process and is not enforceable a yacht club and multimillion-dollar
not disclosed. Bruno provided this in- in court, but the panel has the author- homes. The property has been unused
formation in his appeal of a sanction ity to strip Bruno of his bishop’s title, since June 2015, when Bruno ordered
issued by the disciplinary Hearing and even of his priesthood. the locks changed.
Panel, which forbade the sale of the St. In late March, the hearing panel lis- The congregation, led since 2013 by
James property on June 17. tened to more than 20 hours of public the Rev. Canon Cindy Voorhees, has
Curry said of Bruno: “I am deeply testimony for three days in a hotel con- been worshiping in a community room
concerned that his act of entering into ference room regarding the fallout at City Hall in Newport Beach.
a new contract for sale of the same from Bruno’s first attempt to sell the Kirk Petersen
property, while his approach to the ear- church. That $15 million agreement
lier sale is still under review, has the fell through after the congregation
potential to undermine the integrity of launched legal and disciplinary action Scots Authorize
the Church’s disciplinary process.”
According to email from Julie Dean
against the bishop.
That agreement was with a different
Same-sex Marriage
Larsen, a vice chancellor of the diocese developer, which intended to bulldoze The Scottish Episcopal Church’s Gen-
who has been representing the bishop, the church property and build luxury eral Synod voted June 8 to alter the
Bruno was unable to disclose the pro- condominiums. According to its web- church’s Canon on Marriage, remov-
posed sale when the disciplinary panel site, Burnham-Ward specializes in of- ing the definition that marriage is be-
4 THe LIVInG CHURCH • July 16, 2017
tween a man and a woman. The re-
vised canon also stipulates that no Puerto Rican Church Works
member of the clergy will be required
to solemnize a marriage against their Amid Economic Chaos
conscience.
The Most Rev. David Chillingworth, Puerto Rico is one of the smaller dio-
and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal ceses in the Episcopal Church, but it
Church at the time of the vote, said it has a big job: helping the island of 3.4
was the end of a long journey, in which million people cope with a crippling
members of the church have “studied, economic crisis, which will worsen be-
thought, and prayed.” fore it improves.
The Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, The Puerto Rican government filed
secretary general of the Anglican for the equivalent of bankruptcy in
Communion, issued a response citing early May, with $123 billion in debt
the autonomy of the communion’s and pension obligations. It is by far the
members. He also pointed out the dis- largest bankruptcy of any government
agreement that exists among members entity in America. (Detroit is second,
about same-sex marriage. at $18 billion.) Puerto Rico’s debt is
“There are differing views about well above the island’s gross domestic
same-sex marriage within the Angli- product of $103 billion for 2015.
can Communion but this puts the Executive Council came to San Juan
Scottish Episcopal Church at odds with June 9-11 for its regular, thrice-annual
the majority stance that marriage is the meeting. It was the council’s first gath-
lifelong union of a man and a woman. ering in Province IX (Latin America)
This is a departure from the faith and since 2008, and the first ever in Puerto
teaching upheld by the overwhelming Rico. The council always has a packed Nina Nicholson photo
majority of Anglican provinces on the schedule, and few of the members Even in the Condado tourist area, there are signs of
doctrine of marriage. The Anglican strayed very far from the Condado economic decay. The building in the foreground has
been standing empty for some time, but the white
Communion’s position on human sex- Plaza Hilton, a well-run, 10-story wa- apartment building behind it lists a three-bedroom
uality is set out very clearly in Resolu- terfront hotel that showed no signs of condo at $900,000.
tion 1.10 agreed at the Lambeth con- economic distress.
ference of 1998 and will remain so Even in the tourist section, however, the council’s visit. In July, the Rev.
unless it is revoked,” he said. there were signs of decay. A block Canon Rafael Morales will be conse-
On the day of the vote, Archbishop down Ashford Avenue from the Hilton crated as Bishop of Puerto Rico, suc-
Foley Beach of the Anglican Church sits a decrepit three-story building, ceeding Provisional Bishop Wilfrido
in North America, speaking on behalf covered with graffiti, with broken win- Ramos Orench. The two men joined
of GAFCON’s Primates Council, in- dows and crumbling walls. It has been Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in cel-
troduced the Rev. Andy Lines as the in that state for some time, judging by ebrating a lively bilingual Eucharist at
global group’s designated Missionary the rust on the demolition permit St. John the Baptist Cathedral.
Bishop to Scotland. above the front door. Next door is a “We’re here in Puerto Rico as Puerto
“The Nairobi Communiqué from gleaming white, 17-story apartment Rico is struggling and seeking to dis-
the GAFCON meeting in Nairobi, building, in which a three-bedroom cern its future and how the people of
Kenya, in 2013 clearly stated that the condo is valued at $900,000. Puerto Rico will live their lives to-
GAFCON leadership would not ignore Council members heard about the gether,” Curry said later in the day.
the pleas of the faithful who are local economy from Karen Longnecker “The Episcopal Church, the diocese
trapped in places where false doctrine of Albuquerque. “Forty-five percent of here, is intimately involved in that
and practice occur. We promised that the Puerto Rican population lives in work,” he said, particularly in health-
we would provide pastoral care and poverty,” Longnecker said in delivering care and social services.
oversight for those who remain faithful the report of the World Mission Com- After the service, Morales had to
to Jesus’ teaching on marriage,” Arch- mittee, which she chairs. “Forty-five catch a plane to Virginia for what is af-
bishop Beach said. percent, including more than 50 per- fectionately known as “Baby Bishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury has cent of Puerto Rican children. Over the School,” an orientation run by the Col-
warned GAFCON against causing past decade, hundreds of thousands of lege for Bishops. Standing in the cross-
“disturbance and discords” by inter- Puerto Ricans have left the island for ing of the cathedral for a brief inter-
vening in Britain, adding that “cross- the [mainland] United States, leaving view, he struck an upbeat tone.
border” intervention would “carry no the debt burden to fall on the shoul- “It’s very important now for the
weight in the Church of England.” ders of fewer and poorer populations.” church to be the prophet of hope for
With reporting by John Martin There was a more joyous aspect of (Continued on next page)
July 16, 2017 • THe LIVInG CHURCH 5
news | July 16, 2017 ency and bad decisions by the govern-
ment.
Puerto Rico Start with energy. Burning oil is one
(Continued from previous page)
of the most expensive ways to generate
electricity, but with no coal or natural
our people,” he said. “Listen, we have gas resources of its own, Puerto Rico
economic problems, but this is not the derives just over half of its electricity
end. It’s the beginning of new opportu- from oil. On the mainland, that figure
nities.” is less than 1 percent.
Morales said he plans to begin work- The island was even more oil-de-
ing immediately with priests and lay pendent in the early 1970s, when the Nina Nicholson photo
leaders to encourage “a self-support- Middle Eastern oil cartel first started Provisional Bishop Wilfrido Ramos-Orench (left)
ing model,” seeking public and private flexing its muscles. The oil crisis dis- laughs with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and
funds for partnerships and projects. rupted economies everywhere by driv- Bishop-elect Rafael Morales Maldonado.
In a phone interview a few days later, ing up the price of gasoline. Puerto
the Rev. Rafael Zorrilla provided a sur- Rico was doubly affected because of and local taxes. But munis from Puerto
vey of the multiple institutions and soaring electricity costs. Rico and other U.S. territories are tax-
agencies already operated by the dio- To help support the Puerto Rican exempt for all American investors.
cese. Zorrilla, a standing committee economy, in 1976 the federal govern- This meant that there was a far larger
member and former secretary of the ment created Section 936 of the Inter- potential market for Puerto Rican mu-
diocesan convention, said the diocese nal Revenue Code, which exempted nis than for those of any single state.
owns two hospitals, both named Hos- the profits earned in Puerto Rico and To avoid massive budget cuts, the
pital Episcopal San Lucas, in Ponce and other territories from federal taxes. Puerto Rican government increased its
Guayama. These are substantial hospi- U.S. corporations raced to establish bond issuance to cover its debt pay-
tals, with 287 and 161 beds, respec- Section 936 subsidiaries in Puerto ments. It is sort of like opening a new
tively. The diocese also owns three Rico, thereby boosting the local econ- credit card account to make minimum
schools, three retirement centers, and omy. They also began finding ways to payments on your existing credit cards
homeless shelters. game the system so that corporations — and then maxing out the new card
These institutions will remain busy enjoyed much more of the reduced tax with new purchases. Bond debt now
amid unemployment of 12.4 percent burden than did the island. Section 936 totals $74 billion of the island’s $123
— more than double the rate on the came to be considered an expensive billion bankruptcy filing, an amount
mainland. How did the Puerto Rican corporate tax shelter, and in 1996 Pres- that cannot possibly be paid in full.
economy reach such dire straits? It is a ident Clinton signed legislation phas- As an austerity measure, in 2015 the
tale of two well-meaning tax incen- ing it out in 10 years. Puerto Rican government increased
tives, combined with energy depend- This touched off a slow-motion the sales tax from a high 7 percent to a
train wreck for the Puerto Rican econ- staggering 11.5 percent — by far the
omy, and when Section 936 expired in highest sales tax in the United States.
2006, the island economy sank into re- This produces additional tax revenue
cession. The recession continues more in the short term, but will also serve to
than a decade later, with no relief in hasten the flight of companies and
sight. FocusEconomics, an economic people to the mainland.
research firm, predicts continued eco- While council members attended
nomic contraction of about 2 percent Sunday Eucharist on June 11, Puertor-
for 2017 and 2018. riqueños were voting in a largely sym-
The other well-meaning tax incen- bolic referendum on the nature of their
tive involves Puerto Rican municipal relationship to the rest of the United
bonds. Tax-exempt munis have long States. For decades, many Puerto Ri-
been regarded as a stodgy but relatively cans have resented the limitations of
safe way to invest. After all, the bonds their citizenship. Most notably, they
are issued by the government, right? cannot vote in U.S. presidential elec-
The investment returns may not be im- tions. They can vote in presidential pri-
pressive, but the tax exemption in- maries, however. In 2016, Democratic
creases the effective return. voters outnumbered Republicans by
In most cases, the tax exemption for more than two to one.
Nina Nicholson photo muni bonds applies only to residents of The island is formally a common-
A mural in Old San Juan captures Puerto the issuing state. For a New York resi- wealth, but is often referred to less flat-
Ricans’ frustrations with the limitations of
their citizenship. It declares, “We do not dent, for example, New York municipal teringly as a “colony.” Indeed, the June
understand this ‘democracy.’” bonds are exempt from federal, state, 11 ballot was headlined “Plebiscite for
6 THe LIVInG CHURCH • July 16, 2017
the Immediate Decolonization of
Puerto Rico.” The ballot allowed one of
three choices: statehood, independence,
Obstacles to Full Communion
Episcopalians and Methodists negotiate their differences on
or continuation as a commonwealth.
Because the administration’s pre- sex, Communion, and pastoral freedom.
ferred outcome was obvious, political The May release of a joint Episcopal- prospects for such a sweeping victory
parties opposed to statehood boy- United Methodist proposal aims to for Christian unity. The United
cotted the election so they could de- clear the way, after nearly a century of Methodist Church is marching toward
nounce it as meaningless. Statehood exploratory talks, for full communion a day of reckoning and potential
received 97 percent of the votes, but among more than 14 million Chris- schism centered on sexuality issues in
only 23 percent of eligible citizens tians and sharing of clergy across the February 2019. That’s when a special
voted. two denominations as soon as 2021. General Conference will vote on a Way
Adding to the anemic turnout was But observers say a cloud hangs over (Continued on next page)
the fact that regardless of what local
citizens want, only the federal govern-
ment can create a new state. The
chances that a Republican Congress
and a Republican president will create
an overwhelmingly Democratic state
are essentially zero. Democratic
Hawaii and Republican Alaska were
admitted simultaneously in 1959 for
this very reason. Unfortunately for
those favoring statehood, there is no
unincorporated Republican strong-
hold to pair with Puerto Rico.
The people of Puerto Rico partici-
pated in a meaningless election, vot-
ing for an outcome they will not
achieve, and that in any event would
not directly address the economic cri-
sis. A forlorn mural on the city wall in
Old San Juan on election day showed a
disheveled Lady Justice peeking under
her blindfold, with the headline Esta
“Democracia” no la Entendemos (We
do not understand this “democracy.”)
For the Diocese of Puerto Rico, the
future is independent of the statehood
issue. “We have to reconstruct or re-
design our internal governing here in
Puerto Rico. Once we do that, we can
manage our finances in a better way,”
Zorrilla said. “It was a bad manage-
ment that we have experienced in the
last 20 years, from the government.
And we have to handle that. That’s very
different from if we’re a state or not.”
As Bishop-elect Morales was leaving
for the airport, before the outcome of
the vote was clear, he was asked which
way he would vote. He looked startled
for an instant, then started to laugh.
“No, no, no, no. Listen, my friend, I am
pastor for all the church,” he said. “My
philosophy is, no politics in the
church.”
Kirk Petersen
July 16, 2017 • THe LIVInG CHURCH 7
news | July 16, 2017 loom large. Will the United Methodist up the issue in 2002. It calls for Episco-
Church split into separate churches? Or pal priests and ordained Methodist eld-
Methodists will it undergo a radical reorganization ers to be interchangeable, meaning
(Continued from previous page)
that allows for an unprecedented meas- they could serve in the other denomi-
ure of local or regional autonomy? Will nation’s congregations. No one would
Forward proposal in the works for a full communion with the Episcopal need to be consecrated or ordained
church deeply divided on hot-button Church appeal to the church’s millions again because both sides affirm the his-
issues, including a ban on clergy in of conservative evangelicals, including toric episcopate, a phrase used in the
same-sex relationships. more than 5 million Africans, who have Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral,
Robust debate on sexuality issues been pivotal in defending and retaining which set parameters for Episcopal ec-
could mean the United Methodist the Methodists’ traditional sexual umenism.
Church postpones a full-communion ethics? “We recognize the ministries of our
vote until after its next regular General The sexuality debate “is a huge detri- bishops as fully valid and authentic,”
Conference meeting in 2020, said ment to the possibility of full com- the joint proposal says. “We lament
Methodist Bishop Gregory Palmer, co- munion,” said Ted Campbell, a church any ways, whether intentionally or un-
chair of the United Methodist Church- historian at Southern Methodist Uni- intentionally, explicitly or implicitly,
Episcopal Church Full Communion versity and a member of the dialogue that Episcopalians may have consid-
Dialogue. A vote may need to wait un- group for about six years. “It’s jeopard- ered the ministerial orders of the
til 2024, he said. izing it. Deep down, underlying is the United Methodist Church or its pred-
“Human sexuality, no more than any sense that the Episcopalians are allied ecessor bodies to be lacking God’s
other subject, might be a place where with this liberal view of sexuality, and grace.”
there is some slow going” on the path that is the overriding issue in the Despite the churches’ common an-
to full communion, said Palmer, UMC.” cestral roots in Anglicanism, full com-
Methodists’ Bishop of Western Ohio. The proposal for full communion munion between United Methodists
“But we’ve already experienced those, comes in a 10-page document, A Gift to and Episcopalians has been an elusive
and ultimately we found a way to keep the World: Co-Laborers for the Healing goal, even for ecumenists. The Episco-
going.” of Brokenness, capping the work of a pal Church has full-communion agree-
Whatever the timetable, questions bilateral dialogue committee that took ments with six churches, including the
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congregations cannot af- wedding for a same-sex couple if the
ford full-time clergy. diocese has authorized such rites, but
Full communion would the pastor would not have to preside.
allow one cleric to serve An Episcopal priest serving in a
in United Methodist and Methodist church could preside at
Episcopal congregations weddings for same-sex couples if au-
in the same area. thorized by the diocese, but the priest
If General Conven- could not do so in a United Methodist
tion in 2018 clears the church building.
way for a vote, it could Advocates for full communion reas-
happen at General Con- sure Episcopalians that the agreement
vention in 2021. Mean- would not constitute a merger or re-
Episcopal Church photo
United Methodist Bishop Gregory Palmer, left, joins Alan Scarfe, Bishop of while, advocates hope to quire them to adopt Methodist prac-
Iowa, in a procession. persuade their respec- tices. The use of grape juice rather than
tive brethren that sexu- wine for Communion, for instance, is
Church of Sweden and the Evangelical ality issues should not scuttle a historic standard in Methodist congregations,
Lutheran Church in America, but forg- opportunity. reflecting the church’s involvement in
ing ties with United Methodists has “It is my fervent hope we will do this temperance movements. In a 2010 doc-
proven more difficult. in order to make progress with racial ument on theological foundations for
Stumbling blocks have not stemmed reconciliation, heal a division within full communion, Methodists are en-
from theological issues, observers say, our Anglican family, and increase op- couraged to offer wine as well as grape
as much as from divisions based on portunities for joint mission and min- juice, and to handle elements reverently.
class and denominational identity. istry,” said the Rev. Tom Ferguson, rec- Episcopal practices would be un-
Those legacies still color ecumenical tor of St. John’s Church in Sandwich, changed.
relationships and cry out for a new Massachusetts, and a member of the If both churches proceed with full
agreement, said the Rev. David Sim- dialogue since 2002. communion, Episcopal bishops will be
mons, president of Episcopal Diocesan On the Methodist side, part of the present at all future consecrations of
Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers. challenge will be letting go of lingering United Methodist bishops and vice
“If you want to talk about bad will, resentments, Campbell said. Some be- versa. The procedure will mirror prac-
and if you want to talk about main- lieve Episcopalians do not honor tices adopted in Called to Common
taining the class division, the current Methodists’ holy orders on the grounds Mission, the Episcopal Church’s 17-
arrangement is one that does it,” said that they lack apostolic succession. But year-old full-communion agreement
Simmons, rector of St. Matthias that has never been the official position with the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He of the Episcopal Church, he said, and in America.
cited a property in the Wisconsin Dells he hopes his fellow Methodists will “Sharing in the historic episcopate is
where United Methodist and Episcopal come to a new perspective. necessary for full communion as out-
congregations share a building, but Dialogue participants say that work- lined in the Chicago-Lambeth Quadri-
Methodist clergy are not allowed to ing with the Episcopal Church will not lateral,” said Margaret Rose, ecumeni-
serve the Episcopal flock. destabilize Methodist governance or cal officer for the Episcopal Church,
“You get to a situation where we have standards. If Methodist clergy were to via email. “By having three bishops in
to tell them: Well, you can call one of serve in Episcopal dioceses that permit historic succession lay hands at all fu-
our ministers, but we can’t call one of unauthorized Methodist practices, ture consecrations of United Methodist
yours,” Simmons told TLC. “That calls such as same-sex relationships for bishops, we will fulfill this require-
into question the entire basis of the clergy or presiding at gay weddings, ment.”
shared ministry. The Methodists will they would still be bound by the stan- Members of the dialogue say the
come back at us and say, Does that dards of their Methodist jurisdictions. process should proceed regardless of
mean that you believe that we don’t have Methodist clergy would be prohibited turmoil and debate. To postpone the
the apostolic tradition or that we don’t from such practices unless General matter until current debates are settled
teach the gospel of Jesus Christ?” Conference authorized them. would be a mistake, Ferguson said via
Today, practical concerns like filling “They would not be surrendering email.
pulpits, especially in less-affluent re- their commitments as a United “When will one or the other of our
gions away from the two coasts, help Methodist person even if they were churches not be in turmoil?” Ferguson
rekindle the fire for full communion. serving a parish where same-gender asked. “I firmly believe we need to be in
Forty-eight percent of Episcopal con- services were celebrated,” Bishop dialogue and relationship in the midst
gregations have no full-time paid Palmer told TLC. of our struggles, not just when we are
clergy. United Methodist elders are Palmer explained that a United some idealized version of our best
guaranteed full-time placement, but in Methodist pastor serving in an Episco- selves.”
some regions the majority of UMC pal congregation could not block a G. Jeffrey MacDonald
July 16, 2017 • THe LIVInG CHURCH 9
news | July 16, 2017 After the abusive teacher died, there bishop of Brisbane, had been ap-
could be no just punishment for him. pointed governor general of the coun-
But Lyndal insisted on having her day try, the highest office in the land. The
Australia’s Spotlight in court by suing the school, and hence public response to his perceived mis-
The Academy award-winning movie the church, for negligence. handling of this case and similar cases
Spotlight depicted appalling cases of At so many points in the story, Lyn- forced his ignominious resignation.
child abuse by Roman Catholic priests dal threatens to go under. Indeed, the Beyond the movie, the Anglican
in Boston. While the Australian movie movie begins with the suicide of an- Church in Queensland, and indeed
industry is not as hegemonic as Holly- other victim. Lyndal’s parents are baf- throughout the country, set up in-
wood, it is an important part of the fled at how to best support their quiries. Thorough rules and protocols
cultural landscape. daughter, and the actors give beautiful have been enacted in schools so that
Alongside a national inquiry by a performances showing their near-mute potential abusers find it much harder
royal commission, Australians are be- despair. Lyndal faces pressure from her to slip under the radar. For example,
ginning to tell their stories of having legal team — and the church’s well- Anglican schools in Queensland now
endured abuse. Don’t Tell is a court- heeled silks and pompous bishops have trained child-protection officers
room drama based on one woman’s make classic villains. on staff, and there are background
story of abuse by a teacher in an An- It’s hard to watch, but the story is re- checks for all potential employees, and
glican boarding school. ally well told, and the film has been ac- regular audits. Any allegations of abuse
The central character, Lyndal, was a claimed in many circles. are referred straight to the police.
shy country girl who was pleased to be About 30 percent of Australian chil- Most important, the culture has
singled out by a popular and talented dren are educated in non-government changed. The church has stopped blus-
teacher. But she was being groomed for schools, and most of them are church tering and encourages victims to re-
abuse, and ended up suffering many schools. Anglican schools are mostly port to independent professionals who
rapes. At the heart of the abuse was the high-fee, exclusive institutions — handle all reports appropriately.
teacher’s injunction to keep it a secret. charging about $25,000 per year. His- A spokesman for the Anglican
When the teacher was confronted with torically, boarding schools offered a Church in Queensland summed it up.
the evidence, he committed suicide. first-class education to the children of “The school has adopted a culture
As depicted in the film, Lyndal wealthy farmers. Most church schools where children and parents are be-
(played by Sara West) is not a likable are financially independent. The lieved when they raise concerns,” he
young protagonist, and the movie school in this story was wholly owned told TLC. “We are hopeful that Lyn-
shows this well. She is a hard-smok- by the church, so when Lyndal sued, dal’s story encourages other brave sur-
ing, hard-drinking rebel with few the diocese was also liable. vivors of abuse to come forward to re-
morals or social graces. But, as the But there was an even bigger twist: at ceive the care and assistance they
story makes clear, this is a natural re- the time of the court case, the Most deserve.”
sponse to her years of trauma. Rev. Peter John Hollingworth, Arch- Robyn Douglass
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10 THe LIVInG CHURCH • July 16, 2017allegations. I regret that after Peter Ball church does not comment on litiga- provides a widely used nickname for
was cautioned I did not place his name tion. She noted then that church offi- prisons.
on the Lambeth list,” Carey said. cials had “lengthy conversations and For centuries, the South Bank has
The Archbishop of Canterbury said negotiations” with Sauls before the suit been a place for revelry and night life.
An Abuse of Faith: The Independent Pe- was filed. At 10 p.m. on June 3 it was in full
ter Ball Review made for “harrowing Upchurch is a member of St. James swing as drinkers spilled onto the
reading” about collusion and conceal- Church in Fairhope, Alabama. He is streets enjoying the onset of early sum-
ment of Ball’s crimes. “This is inexcus- one of seven partners with the Mobile mer weather. A white van plowed into
able and shocking behavior, and al- firm of Frazer, Greene, Upchurch, and the crowd outside the Barrowboy and
though Dame Moira notes that most of Baker. His biography lists extensive ex- Banker pub. Then the van’s occupants
the events took place many years ago, perience as a trial lawyer, most often began stabbing people. They left a trail
and does not think that the church representing defendants. He is a mem- of seven people dead and 21 in hospi-
now would conduct itself in the ways ber of the National Academy of Dis- tal.
described, we can never be compla- tinguished Neutrals, a professional as- A stone’s throw away is Southwark
cent, we must learn lessons.” sociation of meditators and arbitrators, Cathedral, until 1905 a parish church,
and he has mediated cases involving probably London’s oldest. It became a
Mediation Ordered religious institutions. cathedral when Southwark was carved
Upchurch is scheduled to report the out of the Diocese of Rochester. Its
An Alabama judge declined June 12 to results of mediation Aug. 18 in the cir- doors are now closed behind police
toss out a slander and libel lawsuit cuit court. cordons as forensic teams comb the
against the Episcopal Church by the G. Jeffrey MacDonald area for vital clues to piece together the
Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls. He ordered the horrible sequence of events. Pentecost
parties to engage in mediation in the services at the cathedral were canceled
weeks ahead. Terrorist Attacks because of the cordons.
The order by Judge Ben Brooks of at Borough Market “It would be encouraging, on this
Mobile County’s 13th Judicial District feast of Pentecost, for people to re-
appointed mediator Michael Upchurch International visitors with a couple of member the Spirit drove those apostles
to work with the church and Bishop hours to spare can do worse than take out of the place where they’d taken
Sauls, who held one of the church’s top in one of London’s food markets. Har- refuge from terror and into the streets,
administrative posts as chief operating rods Food Hall or Fortnam and Mason proclaiming the good news of Jesus
officer until he was fired in April 2016. are legendary. But for something dif- Christ in every language to every peo-
His dismissal came in the wake of a ferent and far closer to nature, where ple and thrilling their hearts,” said the
misconduct investigation that exoner- many vendors display and sell their Very Rev. Andrew Nunn, Dean of
ated Sauls after four months of admin- own produce, few options surpass Bor- Southwark, on Premier Christian Ra-
istrative leave. Two executives on his ough Market. dio. “We’ve got to do that. We’ve got to
team were fired for misconduct. His It’s one of my favorite lunchtime continue to say: ‘We’re building the
lawsuit says the church ruined his rep- jaunts during working days in offices kingdom of God in this place, and that
utation and made it impossible for him about seven minutes away. It sits close looks like a diverse and inclusive and
to find church-related employment. He by London Bridge and the South Bank celebratory place, not one that’s locked
is seeking an unspecified amount in of the River Thames. A few yards away down by fear.’”
damages. is the Clink Museum, recalling the in- “The terrorists want to divide us,”
The Episcopal Church had asked the famous twin prisons for women and the Archbishop of Canterbury
court to toss out the 25-page suit on ju- men where bishops of Winchester were preached at Canterbury Cathedral on
risdictional grounds, arguing that the once chief custodians. To this day it (Continued on next page)
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case should be tried not in Alabama
but in New York, where the church is
Canterbury
based and where Sauls worked.
But Brooks mandated a framework
in which the parties will have to nego-
tiate in Mobile.
The free online home for Anglican
“All parties and representatives of
and Episcopal historical documents
parties (including insurance carrier
and related scholarship.
claims representatives) with full settle-
Since 1999.
ment authority must be personally pres-
ent during the entire mediation,” the or-
anglicanhistory.org
der said.
Neva Rae Fox, the church’s officer
for public affairs, said in April that the
July 16, 2017 • THe LIVInG CHURCH 11news | July 16, 2017
Reunion Talks Roll On
Borough Market
U.S. citizens will face tighter restrictions on travel to Cuba just
(Continued from previous page)
as reintegration between the Episcopal Church and the Epis-
the Day of Pentecost. “They want to make us copal Church in Cuba becomes a real possibility.
hate one another. They want to change our way On June 16 President Donald Trump announced revisions
of life. But just like we saw in Manchester, Lon- to U.S. policies on travel to Cuba, rolling back more permis-
doners are responding with generosity and open sible Obama-era rules that allowed travelers to explore the is-
hearts, with courage, resilience, and determina- land on their own for “people-to-people” cultural exchange.
tion. Today is Pentecost, and we pray ‘Come, “We will very strongly restrict American dollars flowing to
Holy Spirit’ — the Spirit of peace, healing and the military, security, and intelligence services that are the
hope.” core of Castro regime,” Trump said of the changes. “They will
Islamic State has claimed responsibility, as it be restricted. We will enforce the ban on tourism. We will en-
did for the suicide bombing in Manchester on force the embargo.”
May 22. While the Trump administration adjusts America’s rela-
These outrages in Southwark and Manchester tionship with Cuba, talks of integrating the church in Cuba
outwardly appear to be random acts of terror. with its U.S.-based counterpart continue. The Rev. Luis León,
For Islamic State, however, they are actions chairman of the task force charged with advising General
against the decadence of the West. Islamic State Convention on the potential merger, told TLC that the group
militants see the South Bank as a place of many plans to recommend reintegration.
excesses, and Ariana Grande as an agent of The Cuban church began as a missionary diocese of the
“raunch culture” that moderate Muslims also Episcopal Church but left the larger body in 1966 after ten-
find troubling. sions grew between the United States and Cuba. The extra-
John Martin provincial diocese has since been under the oversight of the
presiding bishop, the primate of Canada, and the archbishop
Guatemala Election of the West Indies.
The Rev. Silvestre Romero, Rector of St. Peter’s- “They were there to provide support and encouragement to
San Pedro Church in Salem, Mass., was elected the diocese, but they’ve really been out like a lost child hang-
bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Guatemala ing out there in the Caribbean,” he said.
during its May 26-27 convention held at the Cat- León, rector of St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, hopes
edral de Santiago Apóstol in Guatemala City. reintegration will provide greater support for clergy, who are
Pending the consent process, Romero will suc- excluded from Cuba’s social safety nets, and for growth of
ceed the current bishop, the Rt. Rev. Armando mission and ministry. The church there is eager, and the task
Guerra. force has been entirely supportive, he said.
“We rejoice at Silvestre’s election in Guatemala, “There’s not one person on the task force that does not
and extend our prayers for their future partner- want it to happen, and no one could come up with any kind
ship as diocese and bishop. Silvestre and his fam- of a reason why it shouldn’t happen.”
ily will be greatly missed here in the Diocese of General Convention is slated to consider reintegration in
Massachusetts,” Bishop Alan M. Gates said. 2018.
Diocese of Massachusetts León was baptized into the Episcopal Church in Guantá-
namo, Cuba. His parents moved to the United States in 1961,
Remembering Pulse when he was 12. He has been rector of St. John’s since 1994.
Episcopalians wishing to travel to Cuba can still travel with
The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando, held licensed tour operators. Celestyal Cruises, which brings trav-
a prayer service to mark the first anniversary of elers to Cuba as part of licensed tours in compliance with
the June 12 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub, U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control requirements, said in a
which killed 49 and wounded 53. statement that the cruise line is in compliance with the new
The service included Scripture readings, me- rules. It provides passengers with certificates stating that their
morial candles, and music. tour was in compliance with OFAC rules. Carnival Cruise
The Very Rev. Reggie Kidd, dean of the cathe- lines released a similar statement, saying that its cruises, too,
dral, said Orlando previously felt isolated from comply with the new rules.
the kinds of terrorist attacks and mass shootings Those traveling individually for religious or humanitarian
that had affected other parts of the world — un- purposes will still be free to visit Cuba. The U.S. embassy in
til the massacre at Pulse. “Twenty blocks from Cuba provides more details on travel policy.
our church, this terrible violence breaks out,” he Matthew Townsend
(Continued on page 23)
12 THe LIVInG CHURCH • July 16, 2017Retratos de Trinidad
(Portraits of Trinity) Matthew Townsend photos
Milagro (English: Miracle)
was born and raised in
Trinidad in central Cuba.
“Trinidad is very beautiful,”
she says. “And the people
here are friendlier than
elsewhere in Cuba.” Milagro
asks if I have any soap or
skin cream — a common
question in Cuba, where
beauty products are hard to
find.
July 16, 2017 • THe LIVInG CHURCH 13Cuba’s confounding dual-
currency system — Cuban
pesos (CUP) for inexpensive
but oft-inadequate rations
and “convertible” pesos
(CUC) for everything else —
makes currency trades a
common part of Cuban life.
Dollars and euros can be
converted into convertible
pesos, but small coins often
prove difficult to convert.
Thus, Cubans, including
this ceramics worker with a
European coin, seek to
trade coins and bills of
smaller denomination for
their equivalent value in
CUC or foreign money of
higher denomination.
Hector, who initially introduced
himself as “Denzel Washington,”
explains the finer points of Cuban
rum to patrons at the exquisitely
decorated Restaurante 1514 — the
founding year of Trinidad. Hector says
more and more Americans have come
to Trinidad, and he wears a Cuban-
American friendship pin to celebrate
this fact. Here, dinner for one may
cost as much as a local doctor’s
monthly salary.
14 THe LIVInG CHURCH • July 16, 2017Jorge grew up in Trinidad. He rolls cigars in front of patrons at a local music club, La Canchanchara, and offers
to light them straight away. He has rolled cigars for 54 years.
This photo essay is the second of three parts in a series on Cuba. Part three will take a closer look at the Episcopal Church in
Cuba and the work of the task force considering reintegration of the church with the Episcopal Church in the United States.
July 16, 2017 • THe LIVInG CHURCH 15Giving for the Long Term
Experts say churches shirk their pastoral responsibilities at the expense
of future generations when they do not discuss legacy possibilities.
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald shirk their pastoral responsibilities at
the expense of future generations
hen Patrick Calhoun and when they do not discuss legacy pos-
W his wife, Julie, were making
estate plans two years ago,
they had not thought of leaving as-
sibilities. Many congregations have no
program, but more are starting with
help from new tools that make it rel-
sets to their church, Trinity Cathedral atively easy.
in Little Rock. Establishing a trust for The financial stakes are high. An
their children and grandchildren was estimated $40 trillion in wealth is ex-
their primary focus. pected to change hands when 77 mil-
But now Trinity is in line to receive lion baby boomers die. In 2015,
as much as 25 percent of the portion Americans gave $32 billion through
donated outside the Calhoun family. bequests, according to Giving USA’s
One factor motivated the switch: the annual report, but colleges and uni-
October 2015 launch of Trinity’s 1884 versities are more likely than churches
Legacy Society, which honors all who to receive bequests.
have remembered Trinity in their Religion’s slice of the $373 billion
end-of-life plans. pie that Americans give to charity is
“The minute it came up, for obvi- shrinking in part because churches,
ous reasons, I said, This is great,” said unlike schools and hospitals, often do Photo courtesy of Trinity Cathedral
Calhoun, 68. “It’s a way that we can not pursue planned gifts. Repairs to stained-glass windows at Trinity Cathedral
live beyond our lifetimes, have an in- “Many people will choose to make in Little Rock are funded in part by estate gifts to the
fluence, and assist others who share a gift through their estate plans,” said church’s endowment.
our faith.” James Murphy, managing program
Forming a legacy society marked a director for financial resources at the
key step for Trinity, a 1,500-member Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF). guably includes a role for clergy, re-
church that had no planned giving “And they may well make it to a uni- gardless of whether they take part in
program before 2015. The church also versity or to institutions that make the ordinary stewardship campaigns.
developed a brochure explaining the individual donors aware of opportu- That can mean sitting pastorally with
opportunity and revised its policy on nities and build trust with them. If parishioners, asking which influences
which types of gifts will be accepted parishes are not paying attention to shaped their lives, and inviting a
and how assets will be managed. this, they will unfortunately many legacy gift to the church.
Two years later, the 1884 Legacy times lose out.” “Somebody has to call for the gift,
Society now counts 50 members. Sometimes financial need provides to do the come follow me, come and
That includes about 30 who, like the an igniting spark. At Trinity, ques- see moment,” said Rob Henson of
Calhouns, said they were not plan- tions swirled about how to pay for re- Evansville, Indiana, a planned-giving
ning a bequest until the society pairs to a pipe organ, a slate roof, and consultant to congregations. “If the
planted the idea, said Beth Hathaway, stained-glass windows for the long pastoral leader refuses to, then the
chairwoman of the 1884 Legacy Soci- term. Expanding the endowment program as a ministry is not going to
ety. would require a strategy. When Hath- be successful at all because it doesn’t
“People made comments like, I give away learned that no one at the have support from the clerical leader.”
to the church every year, but I never re- church was inviting planned gifts, she A cleric’s role sometimes begins
ally thought about leaving them any- got to work. with helping convene a committee.
thing in my will,” Hathaway said. “We Experts say it’s crucial to distin- Murphy said a congregation needs
got a lot of that.” guish planned giving from routine one or two “planned giving shep-
Planned giving is an oft-avoided stewardship, which commonly in- herds” who will organize key ele-
topic since it involves thinking about volves drumming up pledges to cover ments of a program and raise aware-
mortality, taxes, and other unpopular annual budgets. Because planned giv- ness. A priest might be involved in
subjects. Yet experts say churches ing involves preparing for death, it ar- helping discern who would be right
16 THe LIVInG CHURCH • July 16, 2017for those roles. Volunteers need not “You’re really trying to get at an or-
be financial or legal professionals, but ganized answer to What would I do if
they should be people who have I got a million dollars from an estate
named the church in their estate plans that I didn’t know I was going to have?”
and are open to talking about it. said Farrand, a member of Calvary
“Many people feel like they just Church in Summit, New Jersey.
don’t know this stuff, so they’re afraid “What would I do with it? To not be
to take any action,” Murphy said. He able to answer that question to a po-
encourages them not to stall but in- tential donor is a death sentence. It’s
stead tap resources from ECF, includ- the end of the conversation.”
ing downloadable brochures and we- At Calvary, crafting a policy was a
binars, to fill in gaps and help painstaking process that took about a
parishioners become more educated year, Farrand said, but these days the
about the options. process can flow much more
In many congregations, volunteer smoothly. ECF provides model gift-
laypeople lead planned-giving out- reception policies, which congrega-
reach, Murphy said. In being sup- tions can adopt or adapt as needed
portive, clergy have many tools at for their situations.
their disposal. Other tools are proving useful, too. Photo courtesy of St. Paul’s Church
A priest can create settings in A new ECF Donor Advised Fund Each leaf on the Arbor Society tree at St. Paul’s
Church in Rochester, New York, represents a
which planned-giving discussions can (DAF), launched last September, planned-estate gift to the church.
happen, such as designating a “legacy gives donors a vehicle to take an im-
Sunday” with a coffee hour or cocktail mediate tax write-off and earmark
reception to honor legacy society funds for distribution to charities at cle (legacy society) members, said
members and to invite others to join. later dates. Funds are distributed in Adam Dawkins, director of steward-
A priest can also use the pulpit to ex- accordance with the donor’s wishes. ship.
plore end-of-life issues, from prepar- At least 51 percent must go to Episco- At Trinity in Little Rock, a fancy
ing the soul to signing a health-care pal institutions. spread for planned givers would not
proxy and choosing between burial A DAF can function as a planned- go over well, Hathaway said. The first
or cremation. A comprehensive treat- giving tool when a donor indicates 1884 Society reception was at the
ment of these subjects inevitably that remaining funds should help a dean’s home; the second this fall will
evokes thinking about philanthropy. particular organization. Other vehi- be on the roof deck at Hathaway’s
Similarly, physical space can be cles a person might use in after-death building. Guests consume wine and
leveraged to keep planned giving in giving include a will, an Individual cheese, not dinner. The simplicity is
mind. St. Paul’s Church in Rochester, Retirement Account (naming a by design.
New York, has a bronze sculpture of a church as beneficiary), a life insur- “For our reception, it will be very
leaf-covered tree; every leaf represents ance policy, or various types of trusts. low-key,” Hathaway said. “Our goal is
an individual or couple who arranged To keep committees well-equipped not to have a huge flashy party, have
a planned gift. Located in a chapel off and organized, the Presbyterian an expensive dinner, or give every-
the nave, the tree serves as a subtle, Church Foundation offers its online body an expensive gift. We don’t
permanent reminder because a rec- Planned Giving Navigator tool for think that’s being good stewards of
tor believed it was important, said congregations of all denominations. the funds people are leaving us.”
David Farrand, chairman of the fund For a yearly base fee of $190 plus 35 With a supportive priest and a few
development committee in the Dio- cents per member, subscribers receive consistent volunteers, any church can
cese of Newark. a host of services, including custom tap into standard materials and begin
Once shepherds are in place or a videos and materials crafted to blend a program with a legacy society as its
committee gathers, adopting a gift- into a church’s website. They also re- centerpiece. Doing so might require
reception policy needs to be a prior- ceive a committee workspace for stor- some disciplined forethought, espe-
ity, Murphy said. Such a policy gov- ing documents and managing proj- cially when meeting the annual
erns which types of gifts the church ects. budget is already a challenge. But ex-
will and will not accept. Appreciated When time comes to thank those perts say it is all worthwhile.
stock might be fine, for instance, but inspired to make planned gifts, styles “Planned giving is a pretty major
a property that once housed a gas sta- tend to vary with regional sensibili- funding source,” said Karl Mattison,
tion might be an unsellable albatross. ties. At Trinity Church in the City of vice president for planned giving re-
A policy can also reassure prospec- Boston, a planned gift donor typically sources at the Presbyterian Church
tive donors who want to know how gives a testimony during worship at Foundation. “Of all the different ways of
funds will be invested and which Trinity Circle Sunday, an annual bringing in revenue for our ministries,
types of projects the assets will ulti- event. A fancier-than-usual coffee planned giving has a lot more benefit
mately underwrite. hour follows in honor of Trinity Cir- for the same amount of effort.” o
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