The alleged victim said she is speaking out because she was physically overpowered by the man, but a church attorney referred the matter "for a pastoral response instead of discipline."
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry recently rejected the claim that bishops in the mainline denomination get a “free pass on behavioral issues,” amid accusations that a retired bishop physically and verbally harassed a Church official.
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(RNS) At least 55 Episcopal bishops signed a letter saying they are ‘angered by and deeply concerned about the perception or the reality that bishops get a free pass on behavioral issues.’