In February 2022, we issued a post on a Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal in the Diocese of Southwark which addressed issues arising from a priest’s use of the “Like” function on his Twitter account[1]. In this case the Complainant was the Archdeacon of Reigate, Diocese of Southwark, and after serving a “Respondent’s answer to a Complaint” in the appropriate format, the Reverend Mike Todd (the Respondent) did not engage any further with the process[2].

In the case of The Reverend Henry Curran, the content of a text sent by the Respondent was one of the four example of “unbecoming or inappropriate to the office and work of a clerk in Holy Orders within Section 8(1)(d) of the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003” considered by the Tribunal. Continue reading →