The license granted to the Rev. Calvin Robinson by the Rt. Rev. Ray Sutton of the Reformed Episcopal Church has been withdrawn, after the Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America denounced Fr. Robinson as un-Anglican and ungovernable.

On 14 May 2025, Bishop Sutton wrote to Fr. Robinson, stating that with reluctance he was withdrawing the license, but emphasized he was not compelled to abandon the young priest. The action leaves Fr. Robinson without episcopal oversight at this time.  In sharing the news with colleagues, Fr. Robinson commented: “I am done, brother.”

Yesterday’s unprecedented letter by ACNA primate drew sharply negative responses on social media, and raised questions about the propriety and canonical legitimacy of his actions in rubbishing a priest not under his ecclesial authority, and chastising a fellow member of the college of bishops. 

The latest development in the Calvin Robinson saga will doubtless further inflame commentators dissatisfied with what some see as a two-tier system of justice at play within the ACNA.