Additionally, Gross alleged in his affidavit that shortly after Wood\u2019s election as archbishop, he grew \u201cobsessive\u201d about a possible presentment against him. Gross wrote that he\u2019d heard a \u201ccredible report\u201d of Wood and the denomination\u2019s previous dean, Bishop Ray Sutton, having a conversation in which they were \u201cfloating the possibility\u201d of a \u201cbishop-friendly\u201d Board of Inquiry, the church body that determines whether a presentment warrants an ecclesiastical trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When The Post first reported that allegation on Nov. 7, Sutton gave a statement \u201cfirmly\u201d denying that \u201cany such conversation ever occurred.\u201d But on Saturday, Sutton resigned as dean, and in a statement he walked back his denial: \u201cMy intent was to express that I could not recall such a conversation ever taking place, and I apologize for stating that incorrectly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aside from the allegations against Wood, the denomination\u2019s priests and parishioners also are upset about how the accusations entered the public domain. Priests and former staff at Wood\u2019s church in South Carolina who wrote the presentment said they initially sought the endorsements of numerous bishops. The denomination requires that presentments be signed and sworn to by either three bishops or a mix of 10 parishioners and priests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their presentment was ultimately offered to four bishops, but they turned the South Carolina group down. Chip Edgar, the bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina, wrote a letter Thursday to parishioners disclosing his early involvement and saying he supports<\/a> the presentment and its authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI acknowledge it didn\u2019t always seem like I did \u2014 I\u2019ve apologized to them and sought their forgiveness, which they have generously given \u2014 but I do,\u201d Edgar wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> The archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, who is facing allegations of sexual misconduct against two women, was suspended from his duties leading the 16-year-old denomination.https:\/\/t.co\/MbLlKdbouB<\/a><\/p>— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>