RNS Morning Report: How the Southern Baptist report almost

Quote of the Day “Southern Baptists are going to have to start asking some very difficult questions, including, and probably most importantly, how could this have gone on for so long?” – Rachael Denhollander, a survivor and activist who advised the SBC’s abuse task force Top Stories How the ‘apocalyptic’ Southern Baptist report almost didn’t happen (RNS) — A recently released report detailed how Southern Baptist leaders mistreated abuse survivors and tried to protect their institutions. The investigation that led to the report almost died numerous times.   SBC Executive Committee, repenting for handling of abuse, disowns lawyer’s 2006 letter (RNS) — At a meeting Tuesday (May 24), Executive Committee members promised to lament, listen and learn as they respond to a report on abuse.   Bishop Mildred Hines, first AME Zion female bishop, dead at age 67 (RNS) — ‘We will miss her powerful preaching, her electrifying teaching, her dynamic leadership, and her loving spirit,’ her fellow bishops said of the first and only female bishop in the denomination.   Vatican legal expert says the Vatican ‘is learning’ when it comes to penal trials (RNS) — At the Vatican megatrial, Pope Francis' legal and financial reforms are in some sense in the dock. RNS Opinion If Nancy Pelosi is denied Communion, why not William Barr? (RNS) — Punishing one and celebrating the other, some Catholic leaders act like mere partisans.  ICYMI Alleged assault by former SBC president may be most damaging part of explosive report (RNS) — Johnny Hunt, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and longtime Georgia megachurch pastor, has denied the allegations he sexually assaulted another pastor's wife.   40 years in the making: A timeline of the Southern Baptists’ sexual abuse crisis (RNS) — Controversy over the Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of sexual abuse began long before 2000, when a new, scathing report takes up the story. In Other News Southern Baptist leaders say they will release list of alleged sex abusers When your job fills in for your faith, that’s a problemv Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. Religion News Service is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend