I’VE been saddened to see so many people rush to defend the reputation of Bishop George Bell – and by implication suggest the elderly woman who accused him of child sexual abuse is a liar.
The Church of England has accepted that the abuse took place and given its previous determination to keep abuse by its clergy under wraps, I suspect the evidence is compelling. I was pleased that Bishop Martin Warner apologised and defended the alleged victim from criticism.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/opinion/daily_opinion/14266812.Apologies_are_not_enough_from_Church_____it_must_protect_us/
The Church of England has accepted that the abuse took place and given its previous determination to keep abuse by its clergy under wraps, I suspect the evidence is compelling. I was pleased that Bishop Martin Warner apologised and defended the alleged victim from criticism.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/opinion/daily_opinion/14266812.Apologies_are_not_enough_from_Church_____it_must_protect_us/