UNITED KINGDOM
Yorkshire Post
THE Archbishop of York is launching an independent investigation into the records of hundreds of deceased clergy to trace any information that may exist relating to allegations of child abuse.
The dramatic move announced today will involve checking through records more than 60 years old.
It comes in the wake of claims Dr John Sentamu’s predecessor, Lord Hope of Thornes, covered up allegations of abuse against Robert Waddington, a former Dean of Manchester Cathedral.
All the files of deceased clergy who served in the Diocese of York from before 1950 to the present are to be recalled from the archives to be checked by an independent reviewer for any evidence of abuse.
Lord Hope, who was Archbishop of York between 1995 and 2005, has strongly denied all claims of negligence which followed reports he was twice told about allegations about Mr Waddington, who died from cancer five years ago after retiring to York in 1993.
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