UNITED KINGDOM
Ekklesia
By staff writers
3 Sep 2012
The Anglican Bishop of Chichester says he is “profoundly ashamed” that the Church in his area has failed to protect children from abuse.
The Rt Rev Dr Martin Warner, who has been in post since May 2012, admitted that the term “apology” was “too light a word” and that the diocese needed to face up to “our shame”.
Both Dr Warner and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, have said they will do “everything in their power” to ensure that such abuse never happens again.
An interim report for the enquiry into the operation of the diocesan child protection policies in the Diocese of Chichester was published last week.
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