The ACNA was founded in 2009 by former Episcopalians who disagreed with the Episcopal Church's teachings on sexuality. The ACNA adopts the traditional, orthodox Christian view that sex is reserved for a marriage between a man and a woman. Yet sadly, the Rivera scandal is not the only recent sex abuse incident in the ACNA:

Chairman of Church Society, The Revd Lee Gatiss, on behalf of Church Society has tallied up the numbers of senior appointments since 2014. It is evident that the reality does not reflect the stated intention of the document.

Since 2014:

The new growth strategy from head office is code named Myriad, Greek for ten thousand. The idea is to have 10,000 new churches by 2030, creating a million new disciples. Don't worry about the figures too much, they are nothing more than fantasy numbers plucked from the sky. As a general rule, church growth is inversely proportional to the big talk coming from head office. Of course, we are all supposed to nod along, as if this is some fabulous, exciting initiative.

Idolatry is the self-gratifying, self-satisfying and self-indulging way we process our life. Whatever I believe in, the attitudes and opinions I choose from my cultural conditioning to fulfill me for both the present moment and the long run, is the way I think and that's my lifestyle. That is not only my religion, it's also my worship. Worship then is our choice of lifestyle and religion is what principles we believe in that can support that lifestyle.