[Magdalen] PB statement after investigation

[Grace Cangialosi]

I had read his letter just before I saw your post, and I have to say I thought it was brilliant. I didn't find it opaque; rather, details of the misconduct of the two people terminated probably weren't spelled out in order to protect the privacy of others. And he distinguished between the nature of the findings regarding those two people and those regarding Sauls.

Most of all, though, I was impressed by the overall tone of the letter, the way in which he spelled out how he plans to move forward, and his clear commitment to making sure that the culture of the Episcopal Church is reflective of the Gospel and of the "Jesus Movement," as he looked to call it.

I couldn't help thinking that if he had been PB a couple of years earlier, the mess at GTS and with Heather Cook in the Diocese of Maryland would have turned out very differently.

> On Apr 4, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Kristin Rollins <kristin at verumsolum.com> wrote:
> 
> The results of the investigation of the three people who had been
> suspended have now been announced in a fairly opaque statement from the
> Presiding Bishop:
> 
> Link: 
> http://houseofdeputies.org/statement-from-the-presiding-bishop.html
> 
> Quotes from the statement:
> "Sam McDonald and Alex Baumgarten were found to have violated
> established workplace policies and to have failed to live up to the
> Church’s standards of personal conduct in their relationships with
> employees, which contributed to a workplace environment often
> inconsistent with the values and expectations of The Episcopal Church. 
> Both are therefore immediately terminated.
> 
> The investigation concluded that Bishop Stacy Sauls did not violate
> workplace policy, was unaware of the policy violations of the two staff
> members reporting to him, and operated within the scope of his office.
> No further investigation is warranted. Nevertheless, given the needs for
> staff leadership in light of my priorities for the direction of the
> Church, Bishop Sauls will not continue as Chief Operating Officer of the
> DFMS. Conversations are underway to implement this decision."
> 
> Under the heading "Going Forward" there are three subheadings:
> 
> a. HR audit and procedural review of all safeguards systems
> b. Work toward a healthy culture, and
> c. Operations in the meantime
> 
> The full statement is available at the link at the top of this message.
> 
> Kristin
> 
> -- 
>  Kristin Rollins
>  kristin at verumsolum.com
>  Portsmouth, VA