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“There is no clergy member serving in ministry in our diocese today who has a credible allegation of sexual abuse against him,” Bishop Jugis emphasized.
The file review also showed that all those named on the list were long ago removed from ministry or died before allegations arose, and most were made known years ago by the diocese and others.
It also demonstrated that the diocese’s strict protocols on reporting and preventing abuse that have been in place for nearly 20 years have been working, Bishop Jugis said.

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Please prayer for the repose of the soul of Bethany Farish (Peter’s younger sister) and her extended Stone family. She was admitted to ICU in Spartanburg Friday evening. The hospital called Peter on Saturday morning as next of kin. He’s been with her since Saturday afternoon. She died about 8:15 this morning, just as her brother David arrived from Vermont...she was 53 years old. Peter baptized her yesterday.

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