Bishops Take Aim at ‘unjust’ Handling of Abuse Claims

By Andrew Brown
Times of London
August 12, 2020

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/bishops-take-aim-at-unjust-handling-of-abuse-claims-5lh6lqr5n

Lord Carey of Clifton has been prevented from carrying out his duties

The Church of England has been reported to the Charity Commission for its “incompetent and unjust” handling of investigations into senior figures.

Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC, and a serving bishop are among dozens of signatories to a letter accusing the church of operating a secretive and unfair disciplinary system.

Four of the past five archbishops of Canterbury and York had been the subjects of formal complaints about their alleged failures to act against clergy accused of sexual abuse.

Lord Carey of Clifton, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, has been prevented from performing his religious duties while the church’s national safeguarding team investigates his past conduct.