Defrocked Episcopal Priest to Lead Spiritual Retreat in Episcopal Diocese of GA
Defrocked Episcopal Priest to Lead Spiritual Retreat in Episcopal Diocese of Georgia
The Order of Saint Helena in Augusta says Lynn Bauman a convicted sex offender is fit to lead
Diocesan officials do not welcome him to lead retreat
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
February 8, 2012
A defrocked Episcopal priest, who admitted abusing a boy at a retreat in 1999 and was convicted for his behavior, has resurfaced to lead a spiritual retreat at The Order of Saint Helena in Augusta, GA. A number of clergy sex abuse victims are urging that it be cancelled.
The Order of Saint Helena (OSH) in Augusta is letting the Rev. Dr. Lynn Bauman, 57, lead their upcoming spiritual retreat which has met with resistance from survivors of priestly abuse.
"We are well aware of Lynn's story. A number of us have known him for many years and know the situation in considerable depth," The Rev Sr Carol Andrew of OSH has told officials of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
The Order of Saint Helena in Augusta says Lynn Bauman a convicted sex offender is fit to lead
Diocesan officials do not welcome him to lead retreat
By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
February 8, 2012
A defrocked Episcopal priest, who admitted abusing a boy at a retreat in 1999 and was convicted for his behavior, has resurfaced to lead a spiritual retreat at The Order of Saint Helena in Augusta, GA. A number of clergy sex abuse victims are urging that it be cancelled.The Order of Saint Helena (OSH) in Augusta is letting the Rev. Dr. Lynn Bauman, 57, lead their upcoming spiritual retreat which has met with resistance from survivors of priestly abuse.
"We are well aware of Lynn's story. A number of us have known him for many years and know the situation in considerable depth," The Rev Sr Carol Andrew of OSH has told officials of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
2 comments:
Why do Episcopalian officials keep letting him move around and giving him access to devout and sometimes vulnerable adults (many of whom, no doubt, have children)?
Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, USA, 636-433-2511
snapjudy@gmail.com
"Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests"
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world's oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims.
SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 12,000 members. Despite the word "priest" in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers and increasingly, victims who were assaulted in a wide range of institutional settings like summer camps, athletic programs, Boy Scouts, etc. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Good question, Judy. The best I can figure is that the problem in pecusa is that they long ago dropped discipline and accountability. Since they have a very sketchy theology we come across despicable situations like this.
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