Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the highest-ranking bishop in the Church of England, called the behavior described in the report “inexcusable and shocking.”
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post
By Carol Kuruvilla | June 22, 2017
“There are no excuses whatsoever for what took place,” the archbishop of Canterbury said.
The Church of England failed to respond appropriately to victims who accused a former bishop of sexual misconduct decades ago, an independent report released on Thursday has found.
The review claims bishops and other senior leaders in the centuries-old religious institution were more concerned with protecting the church’s image than listening to men and boys who were abused by former bishop Peter Ball.
The independent investigation was led by Dame Moira Gibb, a former public official who has experience conducting reviews of how institutions handle sex abuse allegations. Gibb had 11 recommendations for how the church can move forward, which included creating support systems for survivors and strengthening disciplinary measures.
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