Commission on Impairment and Leadership publishes report
The Commission on Impairment and Leadership in the Episcopal Church has offered its report to General Convention. As it notes in the Introduction: The work of the Commission on Impairment and...
View ArticleBishop Heather Cook: A request for resignation from the Diocese of Maryland
Breaking news from the Diocese of Maryland. Here is the letter sent to all churches today Baltimore, MD — The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has requested Heather Cook’s...
View ArticleAudio transcript of Cook’s first DUI court appearance
The Baltimore Sun provides an audio transcript of Bishop Cook’s appearance before the judge seeking leniency for her first arrest. The Sun also has more comments from friends and colleagues about her...
View ArticleEpiscopalians and the myth of the fifth
Susan Snook reflects on addiction and the church. Like you, I have wished we could go back in time to 2010, when there was still time for Heather Cook to deal with her addiction. And possibly like you,...
View ArticleNews media following #GC78 attention to addiction and alcoholism
The media noted the attention General Convention is giving to addiction and alcoholism in light of the tragedy of the Heather Cook criminal case. AP: Leaders of the Episcopal General Convention,...
View ArticleEpiscopal Church and alcohol abuse
After the recent well publicized death of Thomas Palermo in a hit and run by former bishop Heather Cook while under the influence of alcohol, the church asked General Convention to address the policy...
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